Where Are the Cocoa Puffs?: A Family's Journey Through Bipolar Disorder

by Karen Winters Schwartz

As eighteen-year-old Amanda spirals into mania, her father, psychiatrist Dr. Jerry Benson, sees the realization of his worst fears: his daughter is not just moody, but truly ill. With his words, his diagnosis--manic depressive illness--his world and that of his family is forever altered. Carol, Amanda's mother, struggles with the guilt and shame of having raised a "crazy" daughter. Christy, Amanda's fifteen-year-old sister, denies the illness;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0979875560
• ISBN13: 9780979875564
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Goodman Beck Publishing
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.3"