Welcome, Silence: My Triumph over Schizophrenia - Softcover

North, Carol S., M.D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 038070627X ISBN 13: 9780380706273

Publisher: Avon Books, 1989

Synopsis

A re-creation of the mind of a schizophrenic, this story recounts the author's long battle with schizophrenia--beginning in childhood when haunting voices called her into another world--and her ultimate triumph over mental illness

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Carol North is currently a board-certified psychiatrist and full Professor of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine. She treats patients with schizophrenia and a range of psychiatric illness, trains young physicians and psychiatrists, and pursues federally funded research in psychiatric epidemiology. She is the recipient of numerous national awards and has appeared on many national television and radio programs.

From Publishers Weekly:

"A perfectly normal child," unusually intelligent, North was six years old in 1950 when her psychotic symptoms were noticed and subsequently misunderstood. Born in an unidentified "hick hometown," she was raised by watchful parents who blieved she was unduly fearful, not mentally ill, as she progressed through high school and into college while suffering the agonies of schizophrenia. Visions assailed her while "Other World" voices ranged from nonsense questions"Do you want a cigar?"to orders to kill herself. Hospitalized after a breakdown, she was diagnosed as incurable. Under the care of a psychiatrist, North was able to function and, in time, recovered. The effective treatment, dialysis, should interest readers with family members deemed hopelessly split from reality. Now a psychiatrist herself, North practices in Missouri. (June
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About this edition

• Publisher: Avon Books
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 038070627X
• ISBN 13: 9780380706273
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 227