Conquering schizophrenia a father his son and a medical breakthrough

Book Report

Please respond to the following questions:

In 2 or 3 paragraphs give an overview of the book, what was the purpose for the author writing this book? What were they trying to tell the reader?

How was the mental illness and or the person portrayed in the book? Were there instances of stigma, acceptance, stereotyping? If they were seen by a mental health professional, how were they treated? If they were hospitalized, how were they treated?

How were the systems of care portrayed? Caring, uninterested?

What did you learn from reading this book?

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