The Quiet Room: A Journey Out of the Torment of Madness
The Quiet Room: A Journey Out of the Torment of Madness
Schiller’s gripping, heart-rending and ultimately triumphant story of her journey into madness and back to reality is told through the voices of Lori and her family, friends and doctor, and captures a rare, astoundingly vivid view into the inner life of a schizophrenic. “A stunning story of courage, persistence, and hope.”–Publishers Weekly.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Amazing book
I think everyone should read this book. It taught me a lot about mental illness and all the challegens that go with it. I highly recommend the book, and I’m glad it’s part of my collection.
5 Stars Informative, interesting, seeking info about sz, this is it!
I really enjoyed this book. Also the seller was quick and the book was everything they advertised it as.
5 Stars Couldn’t put it down, brought excellent understanding
I could not put this book down…one of the best I have read on any mental illness. What makes this one so unique is each chapter was written by a different person and how they were affected by schizophrenia….mom, dad, psychologist, friend, brother, and many by the patient who wrote this book. Really brought in a clear understanding of how all are affected by this disease and what it really looks like in the day to day life. The best part is after reading a entire book of discouragement and what seems to be hopelessness, it ends with great hope!
5 Stars The Value of Medication
What this very moving account illustrates is the value of proper medication as the main (but not only) treatment for schizophrenia. Lori first became ill starting in 1976 when she was 17. She and her family all suffered until 1989 when she began to emerge from the depths of the disease after having started clozapine.
While people with schizophrenia need support from family, friends, and mental health workers, they primarily need good medications to help deal with the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Clozapine was first introduced in Europe in 1971 but withdrawn four years later due to its side effects. While it is a very effective agent, it also has some very severe side effects. One in 100 people will experience a blood disorder called agranulocytosis. This can and has led to death.
Lori was one of the first in the US to get clozapine when it was re-introduced in 1989 because of its effectiveness. She, and many others, have benefited from it. Thanks to continued research, a number of other new drugs have been introduced into the marketplace since Lori began her treatment but more research is needed.
Marvin Ross
Author of Schizophrenia: Medicine’s Mystery - Society’s Shame
5 Stars The Quiet Room
Descriptions were so detail and vivid that I felt like I had witnessed the whole event.
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