| The Day the Voices Stopped: A Schizophrenic's Journey from Madness to Hope Revised Edition Contributor(s): Steele, Ken (Author), Berman, Claire (Author) |
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ISBN: 0465082270 ISBN-13: 9780465082278 Publisher: Basic Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2002 Annotation: A nationally known spokesperson for the mentally ill offers hope and inspiration in this moving story of his decades-long struggle with schizophrenia and his remarkable recovery |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography - Psychology | Psychopathology - General |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 920 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.02" W x 8.07" L (0.67 lbs) 272 pages |
| Features: Illustrated, Price on Product |
| Review Citations: Kliatt 09/01/2002 pg. 34 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For thirty-two years Ken Steele lived with the devastating symptoms of schizophrenia, tortured by inner voices commanding him to kill himself, ravaged by the delusions of paranoia, barely surviving on the ragged edges of society. In this powerful and inspiring story, Steele tells the story of his hard-won recovery from schizophrenia and how activism and advocacy helped him regain his sanity and go on to give hope and support to so many others like him. His recovery began with a small but intensely dramatic moment. One evening in the spring of 1995, shortly after starting on Risperdal, a new antipsychotic medicine, he realized that the voices that had tormented him for three decades had suddenly stopped. Terrified but also empowered by this new freedom, Steele rose to the challenge of creating a new life. Steele went on to become one of the most vocal advocates of the mentally ill, earning the respect not only of patients and families but also of professionals and policymakers all over America through his tireless devotion to a cause that transformed his life and that of countless others. The Day the Voices Stopped will endure as Ken Steele's testament for all who struggle with this heartbreaking disease. |
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