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Hidden Valley Road is a true story about an American family with twelve children, six of whom are diagnosed with schizophrenia. The oldest child, Donald Galvin, was born in 1945, and the youngest, Mary (who later changed her name to Lindsay) was born in 1965.
- Robert Kolker
- 2020
Apr 7, 2020 · The book tells the story of a family with six schizophrenic sons and their genetic legacy. It explores the history of schizophrenia research and the challenges of living with the disease.
- (124.6K)
- Hardcover
Apr 7, 2020 · Robert Kolker's best-selling book tells the story of the Galvin family, six of whom had schizophrenia, and how their DNA helped science uncover the disease. Learn about the Galvins' struggles, their legacy, and the author's research in this web page.
Apr 7, 2020 · “ Hidden Valley Road is a riveting true story of an American family that reads like a medical detective journey and sheds light on a topic so many of us face: mental illness.” —Oprah Winfrey “A feat of empathy and narrative journalism.” —Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times “Magisterial . . .
- Robert Kolker
- $15.59
- Doubleday
Apr 3, 2020 · “Hidden Valley Road” tells the terrifying story of a family swallowed whole by schizophrenia, a disease that no one understood, not doctors or researchers, and certainly not...
“Hidden Valley Road is a riveting true story of an American family that reads like a medical detective journey and sheds light on a topic so many of us face: mental illness.” —Oprah Winfrey “A feat of empathy and narrative journalism.”
Apr 21, 2020 · The book tells the story of the Galvin family, who suffered from schizophrenia and other mental illnesses for generations. It also explores the scientific research on the causes and treatments of schizophrenia, and the hope for the future.
