{"product_id":"schizophrenia-ronald-chase-9781421410906","title":"Schizophrenia: A Brother Finds Answers in Biological Science","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA neuroscientist explores the biological bases of schizophrenia and tells the heartbreaking story of his own brother's battle with the disease.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHonorable Mention for the AMWA Medical Book Awards of the American Medical Writers Association\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen bright lives are derailed by schizophrenia, bewildered and anxious families struggle to help, and to cope, even as scientists search for causes and treatments that prove elusive. Painful and often misunderstood, schizophrenia profoundly affects people who have the disease and their loved ones. Here Ronald Chase, an accomplished biologist, sets out to discover the facts about the disease and better understand what happened to his older brother, Jim, who developed schizophrenia as a young adult.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChase's account alternates between a fiercely loyal and honest memoir and rigorous scientific exploration. He finds scientific answers to deeply personal questions about the course of his brother's illness. He describes psychiatric practice from the 1950s--when electroconvulsive shock therapy was common and the use of antipsychotic medications was in its infancy--to the development of newer treatments in the 1990s. Current medical and scientific research increases our understanding of genetic and environmental causes of the disease .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChase also explores the stigma of mental illness, the evolution of schizophrenia, the paradox of its persistence despite low reproduction rates in persons with the disease, and the human stories behind death statistics. With the author's intimate knowledge of the suffering caused by this disease, \u003ci\u003eSchizophrenia\u003c\/i\u003e emphasizes research strategies, the importance of sound scientific approaches, and the challenges that remain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronald Chase\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1421410907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421410906\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2013\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 8.90h x 6.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/26\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2013 pg. 104","brand":"Ronald Chase","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48748346278143,"sku":"9781421410906","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/schizophrenia-ronald-chase-9781421410906","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}