{"product_id":"between-two-worlds-ellen-bassuk-9798881842536","title":"Between Two Worlds: A Psychiatrist and Her Son's Quest for Compassionate Mental Health Care","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor four decades, Ellen Bassuk has navigated the worlds of psychiatry, advocacy, and motherhood-shaped by her son Daniel Schoonover's lifelong struggle with mental illness, especially schizophrenia. \u003ci\u003eBetween Two Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e is their deeply personal and captivating memoir, chronicling Daniel's journey through a broken health care system that often fails those who are different, and the consequent parenting challenges.\u003cbr\u003eFrom early childhood, Daniel's developmental milestones were unusual, leading to hospitalizations and rejections from schools and institutions ill-equipped to see beyond diagnoses. As a single mother and psychiatrist, Bassuk fought to protect her son from a system that prioritized efficiency over humanity, forging an alternative path that allowed Daniel to reclaim his life.\u003cbr\u003eDrawn from hospital and school reports as well as firsthand accounts, \u003ci\u003eBetween Two Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e offers an unflinching look at systems that marginalize the vulnerable. Bassuk calls for a shift in mental health care, emphasizing the power of recovery principles and person-centered approaches to healing that is focused on relationships, empathy, and individual needs.\u003cbr\u003eClose to forty years old, Daniel has found independence, purpose, and community. Their story is a beacon of hope and a call to action-urging transformation from institutionalization to connection, from labels to lived experience, and from stigma to compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ellen Bassuk,Daniel Schoonover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798881842536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Ellen Bassuk","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47418972864767,"sku":"9798881842536","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d4adb363-06e5-4130-bf6b-2e79c624eaff.jpg?v=1761508639","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/between-two-worlds-ellen-bassuk-9798881842536","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}