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Author Secunda, Victoria.

Title When madness comes home : help and hope for the children, siblings, and partners of the mentally ill / Victoria Secunda.

Publication Info. New York : Hyperion, [1997]
©1997

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Location Call No. Status
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department  362.2 SECUNDA, VICTORIA    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  362.2 SE26    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xxii, 362 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-354) and index.
Form Also issued online.
Contents Preface: Fault Lines: My Sister, Myself -- Introduction: Expert Witnesses: The Unique Authority and Traumas of Family Members -- Ch. 1. Shattered Families: When Lightning Strikes -- Ch. 2. When a Parent Is Mentally Ill -- Ch. 3. When a Sibling Is Mentally Ill -- Ch. 4. When a Partner Is Mentally Ill -- Ch. 5. Altered Lives: Living with Mental Illness -- Ch. 6. Double Lives: Roles Inside and Outside the Family -- Ch. 7. When Families Can't Cope -- Ch. 8. When Families Can Cope -- Ch. 9. Risks: Am I Next? -- Ch. 10. Effect on Relationships -- Ch. 11. Effect on Achievement -- Ch. 12. Family Ties: Responsibility, Obligation, and Accountability -- Ch. 13. Awakenings: Getting Help for Yourself -- Ch. 14. Transformed Lives: Finding Meaning and Hope in the Aftermath.
Subject Mentally ill -- Family relationships.
Adjustment (Psychology)
Family psychotherapy.
Mental Disorders.
Family Relations.
Adaptation, Psychological.
Psychotherapy, Group.
ISBN 0786861711
9780786861712
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