A Life on Hold
Living with Schizophrenia
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Mental Illness, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Josie Méndez-Negrete | ISBN: | 9780826340573 |
| Publisher: | University of New Mexico Press | Publication: | August 15, 2015 |
| Imprint: | University of New Mexico Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Josie Méndez-Negrete |
| ISBN: | 9780826340573 |
| Publisher: | University of New Mexico Press |
| Publication: | August 15, 2015 |
| Imprint: | University of New Mexico Press |
| Language: | English |
For more than twenty years Josie Méndez-Negrete has endured the emotional journey of watching her son Tito struggle with schizophrenia. Her powerful account is the first memoir by a Mexican American author to share the devastation and hope a family experiences in dealing with this mental illness. Méndez-Negrete depicts the evolution of the disease from her perspective as a parent and by relating Tito’s own narrative, illuminating the inadequacies of the US mental health system and the added burdens of addiction and blame. Through the author, Tito paints a vivid picture of his lived experiences and everyday traumas to show how his life and the lives of his loved ones have been impacted by mental illness.
For more than twenty years Josie Méndez-Negrete has endured the emotional journey of watching her son Tito struggle with schizophrenia. Her powerful account is the first memoir by a Mexican American author to share the devastation and hope a family experiences in dealing with this mental illness. Méndez-Negrete depicts the evolution of the disease from her perspective as a parent and by relating Tito’s own narrative, illuminating the inadequacies of the US mental health system and the added burdens of addiction and blame. Through the author, Tito paints a vivid picture of his lived experiences and everyday traumas to show how his life and the lives of his loved ones have been impacted by mental illness.
