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  title info:
    non sort: A
    title: common struggle
    sub title: a personal journey through the past and future of mental illness and addiction
  name:
    name part: Kennedy, Patrick J. (Patrick Joseph)
    name part: 1967-
    role:
      role term: creator
  name:
    name part: Fried, Stephen
    name part: 1958-
  type of resource: text
  genre: biography
  genre: Autobiographies.
  genre: Biography.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: nyu
    date issued: 2015
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: 422 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
  abstract: "Patrick J. Kennedy, the former congressman and youngest child of Senator Ted Kennedy, details his personal and political battle with mental illness and addiction, exploring mental health care's history in the country alongside his and every family's private struggles. On May 5, 2006, the New York Times ran two stories, 'Patrick Kennedy Crashes Car into Capitol Barrier' and then, several hours later, 'Patrick Kennedy Says He'll Seek Help for Addiction.' It was the first time that the popular Rhode Island congressman had publicly disclosed his addiction to prescription painkillers, the true extent of his struggle with bipolar disorder and his plan to immediately seek treatment. That could have been the end of his career, but instead it was the beginning. Since then, Kennedy has become the nation's leading advocate for mental health and substance abuse care, research and policy both in and out of Congress. And ever since passing the landmark Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act--and after the death of his father, leaving Congress--he has been changing the dialogue that surrounds all brain diseases. A Common Struggle weaves together Kennedy's private and professional narratives, echoing Kennedy's philosophy that for him, the personal is political and the political personal. Focusing on the years from his 'coming out' about suffering from bipolar disorder and addiction to the present day, the book examines Kennedy's journey toward recovery and reflects on Americans' propensity to treat mental illnesses as 'family secrets.' Beyond his own story, though, Kennedy creates a roadmap for equality in the mental health community, and outlines a bold plan for the future of mental health policy. Written with award-winning healthcare journalist and best-selling author Stephen Fried, A Common Struggle is both a cry for empathy and a call to action"--
  note: Patrick J. Kennedy & Stephen Fried.
  subject:
    geographic code: n-us---
  subject:
    name:
      name part: Kennedy, Patrick J. (Patrick Joseph)
      name part: 1967-
    topic: Mental health
  subject:
    topic: Legislators
    geographic: United States
    genre: Biography
  subject:
    name:
      name part: United States.
      name part: Congress.
      name part: House
    genre: Biography
  subject:
    topic: Manic-depressive persons
    geographic: United States
    genre: Biography
  subject:
    topic: Drug addicts
    geographic: United States
    genre: Biography
  subject:
    topic: Patient advocacy
    geographic: United States
  subject:
    topic: Mental illness
    topic: Social aspects
    geographic: United States
  subject:
    topic: Drug abuse
    topic: Social aspects
    geographic: United States
  subject:
    topic: Mental illness
    topic: Treatment
    geographic: United States
  subject:
    topic: Drug abuse
    topic: Treatment
    geographic: United States
  subject:
    topic: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political
  subject:
    topic: PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Addiction
  subject:
    topic: MEDICAL / Mental Health
  subject:
    name:
      name part: Kennedy, Patrick J. (Patrick Joseph)
      name part: 1967-
  subject:
    name:
      name part: United States.
      name part: Congress.
      name part: House.
  subject:
    topic: Drug abuse
    topic: Social aspects
  subject:
    topic: Drug abuse
    topic: Treatment
  subject:
    topic: Drug addicts
  subject:
    topic: Legislators
  subject:
    topic: Manic-depressive persons
  subject:
    topic: Mental health
  subject:
    topic: Mental illness
    topic: Social aspects
  subject:
    topic: Mental illness
    topic: Treatment
  subject:
    topic: Patient advocacy
  subject:
    geographic: United States
  classification: E840.8.K358 A3 2015
  classification: 616.890092 B
  classification: BIO010000 PSY038000 MED102000
  identifier: 9780399173325 (hardback)
  identifier: 0399173323 (hardback)
  identifier: 2015025738
  record info:
    record content source: DLC
    record creation date: 150630
    record change date: 20151022122435.0
    record identifier: in00003595052
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng