The Quiet Room : A Journey Out of the Torment of Madness

Bennett, Amanda; Schiller, Lori

ISBN 10: 0446517771 / ISBN 13: 9780446517775

Published by Warner Books, Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1994

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Quiet Room : A Journey Out of the Torment of Madness
• Publisher: Warner Books, Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0446517771
• ISBN 13: 9780446517775
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Printing
• Condition: Almost Like New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Almost Like New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Psychology, Psychiatry & Therapy Studies

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Synopsis

An autobiographical account, developed from an acclaimed Wall Street Journal feature, presents the inner life of a schizophrenic through diary excerpts and interviews with family members and doctors. 100,000 first printing.

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Schiller, raised in a loving, affluent family in a New York City suburb, was 17 when she first heard the "voices" that would take over her life. Willing herself to appear normal, she resisted the brutally disparaging voices that urged her towards violence and suicide, and she succeeded in graduating from college. But early in 1982, at age 23 and after a suicide attempt, she was persuaded by her parents to admit herself to a mental hospital. For the next seven years, Schiller's auditory hallucinations worsened, and she repeatedly attempted suicide. Diagnosed with schizo-affective disorder, she underwent shock therapy and was treated with antipsychotic drugs. As the symptoms of her disease waxed and waned, Schiller was in and out of hospitals and treatment programs; her weight soared and she became dependent on cocaine. Entering a program at New York Hospital, she suggested to her therapist that she try a new drug, clozapine, which gradually helped her to cope with her illness. Schiller now works at a halfway house. With Wall Street Journal reporter Bennett, she presents her stunning story of courage, persistence and hope.
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Diagnosed as schizophrenic at age 23, Schiller spent the next seven years in and out of mental institutions. This account draws upon her diaries as well as interviews with her family, friends, and doctors. A 100,000-copy first printing.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.