Introduction: Stephen P. Hinshaw:
1: Laura B. Mason: My Story is one of Loss
2: Ruth White: Finding my Mind
3: Tara Peris: A Field Agent in our Midst
4: Elizabeth B. Owens: Laura's Story: Making Sense of and Deriving
Meaning from her Life with Mental Illness
5: Jeffrey Liew: In My Voice: Speaking out about Mental Health and
Stigma
6: Kay S. Browne: Columbus Day, 1994: A New World
7: Mark S. Atkins: The Meaning of Mental Health (and Other
LessonsLearned)
8: Theodore P. Beauchaine: Memories of Parental Decompensation
9: Jarralynne Agee: Weeping Mother
10: Jessica Borelli: The Game with No Rules: A Sibling Confronts
Mental Illness
11: Peter E. Nathan: Reverberations
12: Esme A. Londahl-Shaller: "He Just Can't Help It": My Struggle
with My Father's Struggle with Bipolar Disorder
13: Janet Lucas: Performing Human
14: Carolyn Zahn-Waxler: The Legacy of Loss: Depression as a Family
Affair
Closing Thoughts: Stephen Hinshaw:
Stephen P. Hinshaw is Professor and Chair in the Department of
Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. An
international expert in the field of developmental psychopathology,
he has authored over 175 articles and chapters in the scientific
literature as well as three prior books. He is Associate Editor of
the journal Development and Psychopathology and is past president
of the International Society for Research in Child and
Adolescent Psychopathology and the Society for Clinical Child and
Adolescent Psychology. He is a fellow of the American Psychological
Society, the American Psychological Association, and the American
Association for the
Advancement of Science. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his
wife, Kelly. They have three boys ranging in age from 4 through 20.
"Hinshaw's interesting and valuable collection of narratives will
appeal to a variety of audiences, including academics who are
interested in understanding the phenomenology of mental illness,
its treatment, and its socio-institutional administration,
government officials developing health care policy, and people who
live close to mental illness."--Metapsychology Online Reviews
"The sincere, personal accounts of mental illness disclosed in this
book
stand in stark contrast to the stereotypes so often depicted in
other media, particularly the popular press. Told from the
perspective of mental health professionals, who have had
personal and family experiences with mental illness, these
compelling stories shed light on the stigma that pervades our
culture and shapes the attitudes of many, including some who work
in the mental health field....This book carries with it the
capacity for fostering a new culture of openness and disclosure in
the mental health field, and should be read by veterans and
newcomers alike."--Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal
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