Rickie
by MD Frederic Flach
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She was a wonderful child -- charming, gifted, full of energy -- and she seemed to have a wonderful life ahead of her. Then the incomprehensible happened. At age 13, Rickie was diagnosed schizophrenic, removed from her caring family, and condemned to long, heartbreaking years in mental institutions. This is the spellbinding story of Rickie's agonizing odyssey through illness and recovery, told by her father, internationally renowned psychiatrist Frederic Flach, and enriched with Rickie's own show more recollections. Indeed, part of the tragedy for Rickie and her family was the many years lost because the medical community of which her father is a distinguished member was unable to bring her back to health. For anyone whose family has ever been touched by crisis, RICKIE is an unforgettably moving and powerfully uplifting book. "A touching story." -- The New York Times Book Review show lessTags
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Interesting book. I found myself rooting for troubled Rickie in her struggles with the darker periods of her life. The book gives some insight to what it is like to suffer from mental illness, which will be of interest to caregivers and loved ones. But it certainly doesn't have all the answers. In the end it seemed that Rickie made progress against her illness by simply deciding she didn't want to be categorized as a mentally ill person any more. Perhaps such a decision is more powerful than one would think!
Absolutely shocking what this girl had to go through (institutionalization for schizophrenia) because of a simple, overlooked problem.
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Frederic Flach, M.D., K.C.H.S., was an internationally recognized psychiatrist and author. He has written numerous articles in scientific journals, several text-books, and many acclaimed books including the bestselling The Secret Strength of Depression; Choices; The Secret Strength of Angels; and Faith, Heating and Miracles.
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- Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir
- DDC/MDS
- 618.92 — Applied science & technology Medicine & health Gynecology, obstetrics, pediatrics, geriatrics Pediatrics & Geriatrics Pediatric Care
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- RC514 .H344 .F57 — Medicine Internal medicine Internal medicine Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Psychiatry Psychopathology Psychoses
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- English
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