Bücher von Michael Schofield

At age six, January ("Jani") Schofield was diagnosed with one of the most severe cases of child-onset schizophrenia on record. Hallucinating constantly, she is at the mercy of her imaginary friends-some of whom are friendly, while others tell her to scream at strangers, jump out of buildings, and attack her baby brother. Jani is torn between two places: "Calalini," the illusory home of her imaginary friends, and our world. When potent psychiatric drugs that would level most adults barely faze her, the line dividing delirium from reality grows dangerously blurry. Amid Jani's struggle are her parents, who face seemingly insurmountable obstacles daily just to keep both of their children alive and safe. Their battle has included a two-year search for answers, countless medications and hospitalizations, allegations of abuse, despair that almost broke the family apart and, finally, victories against the illness and a new faith that they can create a happy life for Jani. A passionate and inspirational account, January First is a father's soul-bearing memoir of the daily challenges and unwavering commitment to save his daughter from the edge of insanity while doing everything he can to keep his family together. Now with Extra Libris material, including a reader's guide and bonus content

Jani ist erst vier Jahre alt, da befürchten Michael und Susan Schofield bei ihrer Tochter schizophrene Halluzinationen. Die Ärzte wiegeln ab, bei einem so kleinen Kind sei das unvorstellbar. Doch tatsächlich, zwei Jahre später lautet die Diagnose: Schizophrenie. Jani lebt in einer Welt aus Halluzinationen und gewalttätigen Vorstellungen mit Hunderten imaginärer innerer "Freunde". Stimmen flüstern ihr ein, aus dem Fenster zu springen, um sich selbst zu töten, oder ihrem jüngeren Bruder Gewalt anzutun. Und mittendrin in diesem Chaos aus nicht enden wollenden Wahnvorstellungen und Wutanfällen: Janis Eltern, die alles daransetzen, das Leben ihrer beiden Kinder zu schützen, während die Familie unter der Belastung auseinanderzubrechen droht.

?Mr. Westwood does not pretend to have written a clinical textbook of sexual disorder; nor, would he venture to claim the status of a psychologist of the unconscious.' Still less does he ape the statistical preciosities of the sociologist. But, drawing on these and sundry other sources of information, he does attempt to give a balanced outline of the problem of homosexuality. In this book the homosexual emerges as a man amongst men struggling in his own way to deal with the problems and difficulties that arise from a combination of innate and developmental factors thrown into relief by the social milieu in which he must perforce exist.?-Dr. Edward Glover