Sons of Madness: Growing Up and Older with a Mentally Ill Parent: Growing Up and Older with a Mentally Ill Parent

In this book, an experienced psychotherapist taps in-depth interviews to document how boys who grew up with psychotic, bipolar, depressed, or mentally ill parents coped with the stresses and became the men they are today.

• Provides an unprecedented presentation of a wide range of men's experiences growing up with a mentally ill parent that general readers will find fascinating and psychotherapists will find a rich resource for their own understanding, and to pass along to their clients

• Tells real-life stories that men rarely discuss—how they feel and think about themselves, what they are afraid of, how they handle their emotional pain and confusion, and how they have moved forward in their lives

• Reviews new understandings in boys' and men's psychology, and offers suggestions for strengthening families with a mentally ill parent, building personal resilience and repairing emotional damage