The Storm: A Family's Battle with Mental Illness

by Michael R. Lewis

In the 1950s, mental illness was in the closet, a condition rarely discussed beyond immediate family members. A young mother struggles with bipolar disorder, abusing alcohol and prescription drugs before seeking psychiatric help. Their solution: mind-altering shock and insulin treatments. Her husband, fighting to keep the love of his life, focuses on her recovery, working two jobs to cover the costs of a decade-long cycle of depression. Her son, just...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0990368106
• ISBN13: 9780990368106
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Red River Press
• Length: 42 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"