February 23, 2026
Another Kind of Madness A Journey Through the Stigma and Hope of Mental Illness
Another Kind of Madness A Journey Through the Stigma and Hope of Mental Illness | 1.54 MB
Title: Another Kind of Madness
Author: Stephen Hinshaw
Category: Biography & Memoir, Reference
Language: English | 284 Pages | ISBN: 1250113369
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WINNER: Best Autobiography/Memoir, 2018 Best Book Awards, sponsored by American Book Fest
Glenn Close says: "Another Kind of Madness is one of the best books I’ve read about the cost of stigma and silence in a family touched by mental illness. I was profoundly moved by Stephen Hinshaw’s story, written beautifully, from the inside-out. It’s a masterpiece."
A deeply personal memoir calling for an end to the dark shaming of mental illness
Families are riddled with untold secrets. But Stephen Hinshaw never imagined that a profound secret was kept under lock and key for 18 years within his family-that his father’s mysterious absences, for months at a time, resulted from serious mental illness and involuntary hospitalizations. From the moment his father revealed the truth, during Hinshaw’s first spring break from college, he knew his life would change forever.
Hinshaw calls this revelation his "psychological birth." After years…
WINNER: Best Autobiography/Memoir, 2018 Best Book Awards, sponsored by American Book Fest
Glenn Close says: "Another Kind of Madness is one of the best books I’ve read about the cost of stigma and silence in a family touched by mental illness. I was profoundly moved by Stephen Hinshaw’s story, written beautifully, from the inside-out. It’s a masterpiece."
A deeply personal memoir calling for an end to the dark shaming of mental illness
Families are riddled with untold secrets. But Stephen Hinshaw never imagined that a profound secret was kept under lock and key for 18 years within his family-that his father’s mysterious absences, for months at a time, resulted from serious mental illness and involuntary hospitalizations. From the moment his father revealed the truth, during Hinshaw’s first spring break from college, he knew his life would change forever.
Hinshaw calls this revelation his "psychological birth." After years…
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