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Acquainted with the Night : A Parent's Quest to Understand Depression and Bipolar Disorder in His Children
Acquainted with the Night A Parent's Quest to Understand Depression and Bipolar Disorder in His Children
Author: Paul Raeburn
In the tradition of Kay Redfield Jamison’s An Unquiet Mind, Acquainted with the Night is a powerful memoir of one man’s struggle to deal with the adolescent depression and bipolar disorder of his son and his daughter. — — Seven years ago Paul Raeburn’s son, Alex, eleven, was admitted to a psychiatric hospita...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780767914376
ISBN-10: 0767914376
Publication Date: 5/11/2004
Pages: 320
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4 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Broadway
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
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sjb-in-id avatar reviewed Acquainted with the Night : A Parent's Quest to Understand Depression and Bipolar Disorder in His Children on + 12 more book reviews
A heart-wrenching description of a father's struggle to deal with his childrens' mental illness. It is somewhat frustrating how backwards the health-care system is.
love-2-read-46 avatar reviewed Acquainted with the Night : A Parent's Quest to Understand Depression and Bipolar Disorder in His Children on + 8 more book reviews
This book is an honest account of one family's life with children who are struggling with bipolar disorder. Excellent read!


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