Schizophrenia : a brother finds answers in biological science /
Ronald Chase.
- viii, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-209) index.
Innocence on the road to Los Angeles -- Who gets schizophrenia and why? -- Dining with tension -- Which genes cause schizophrenia? -- A consultation with Dr. Held -- Which aspects of the environment cause schizophrenia? -- Breakdown in Westwood Village -- Why does schizophrenia begin in late adolescence? -- Two state hospitals (1959-1960) -- What are the treatment options? -- A conversation in a park -- Is mental illness in the mind or in the brain? -- The villa and the ambassador -- Why is schizophrenia stigmatized? -- Strolling the boardwalk at Hermosa Beach -- Just what is schizophrenia, anyway? -- Libraries and literature -- When did schizophrenia first appear and why doesn't it go away? -- Jim's final days (1998-1999) -- What happens to people with schizophrenia through the years? -- Reflections.