A Way Out of Madness

Dealing with Your Family After You've Been Diagnosed with a Psychiatric Disorder

by Daniel Mackler & Matthew Morrissey


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Softcover
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$14.95
Hardcover
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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 3/15/2010

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 176
ISBN : 9781449083489
Format : Hardcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 176
ISBN : 9781449083496
Format : E-Book
Dimensions : E-Book
Page Count : 176
ISBN : 9781449083502

About the Book

Family conflict can wreak havoc on people diagnosed with psychiatric disorders. A Way Out of Madness offers guidance in resolving family conflict and taking control of your life. The book also includes personal accounts of family healing by people who were themselves psychiatrically diagnosed.

Contributors include:

Patch Adams, M.D., inspiration for Robin Williams film

Joanne Greenberg, author, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

David Oaks, director, MindFreedom International

Will Hall, co-founder, Freedom Center


About the Author

Daniel Mackler, LCSW is a therapist and filmmaker in New York City. He is the co-editor of Beyond Medication: Therapeutic Engagement and the Recovery from Psychosis and the director of Take These Broken Wings, a documentary on recovery from schizophrenia without medication.

Matthew Morrissey, MFT is a therapist in San Francisco and a board member of both MindFreedom International and the Northern California Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology.