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Summary and Analysis of: Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family
A New York Times bestseller like never before. A gripping story of the pursuit of the American dream and how it can all fall apart. How the mental health of one family led to the greatest hope of understanding it. When Don and Mimi Galvin, together with their 12 children, moved to Colorado with his job in the USAF, they seemed to be the perfect American family. But as they pursued a life of aspiration, hard work, upward mobility and domestic harmony. Outwardly they seemed perfect, but something was gnawing at the mental health of this all-American family as, one by one, 6 of their children were diagnosed with schizophrenia. This e-book, Hidden Valley Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker, is an unofficial summary and analysis of the original which Book Summary Overview -- Chapter by Chapter Analysis -- Background Information about the book -- Background information about the author -- Trivia questions, Discussion questions -- And much more… With an in-depth look at schizophrenia and its stigma in society, through the turbulent years of the Galvin family and their struggles to overcome the afflictions of their children, Hidden Valley Road is as chilling a read as any horror story could be. Scroll up and click Add to Cart for your copy now! This is an UNOFFICIAL summary and analysis, not the original book. It designed to record all the key points of the original and will provide you with an overview before or after reading the original.
82 pages, Paperback
Published June 6, 2020
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August 5, 2020
Fascinating and frightening
As a one time psych professional myself during the early 70's, this brought back memories of my experiences working with schizophrenics. Well documented, this book goes from fascinating in seeing how the illness develops and manifests itself to frightening when you realize what life was like for this family.
This summary is clear and gives a good feel for the story of the Galvins and the early work in trying to understand and treat this illness, although it would benefit from a little more careful editing in places.
I would recommend this with the caveat that anid the attempt to be a detached study of a family plagued by mental illness, it can also be a bit disturbing.
As a one time psych professional myself during the early 70's, this brought back memories of my experiences working with schizophrenics. Well documented, this book goes from fascinating in seeing how the illness develops and manifests itself to frightening when you realize what life was like for this family.
This summary is clear and gives a good feel for the story of the Galvins and the early work in trying to understand and treat this illness, although it would benefit from a little more careful editing in places.
I would recommend this with the caveat that anid the attempt to be a detached study of a family plagued by mental illness, it can also be a bit disturbing.
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