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Paperback Edition
- 978-1-77067-467-7
- 5.5 x 8.5 inches
- Black & White interior
- 136 pages
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Hardcover Edition
- 978-1-77067-466-0
- 5.5 x 8.5 inches
- Black & White interior
- 136 pages
- Keywords
- Schizophrenia,
- Mental Illness,
- Psychology,
- Nutrition,
- Health,
- Wellness,
- Bipolar,
- Manic Depression,
- Vitamins,
- Drug addictions
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Sidetracked by Schizophrenia
A Mother and Son’s Struggles and Victories
by
Charlotte LeBlanc
In Sidetracked by Schizophrenia, Charlotte documents her son’s encounters with the many medications and difficult life situations that come as part of living with this disease. It covers the trials and errors, the failures, the partial successes, the side effects, the exciting movement toward more and more effective treatments, and the hope for living a normal life medication free. The book speaks to family members who are, or have been there and to professionals who are called on to make judgments about what regimen may be most effective for their patients. It encourages the reader to keep an open mind about the body’s capacity to heal itself when given the right balance.
The film, A Beautiful Mind, provided a brief look at the devastation of schizophrenia. Charlotte LeBlanc takes us deeper as she shares her son’s harrowing experiences and struggles as he learns to live a normal life without medication. Sidetracked by Schizophrenia will encourage frustrated and despairing families never to give up. It is a saga of the belief that there are sound scientific reasons for hope in the treatment of schizophrenia as well as other mental illnesses. “Sidetracked by Schizophrenia is a great introductory book looking at how complementary medicine can co-exist with traditional medications in helping to treat schizophrenia. Charlotte’s new book provides observation of her challenges throughout years of watching her son come to grips with his mental illness. I would encourage you to read this book if a loved one suffers from any kind of mental illness. The book provides valuable insight on schizophrenia and mental illness.” - Dr. Peter R. Ford, BS Pharm, Pharm D “Sidetracked by Schizophrenia is a moving and powerful testimony of a mother’s love for her son. You can feel the distress that she shares openly as her son struggles with a devastating illness: schizophrenia. Charlotte LeBlanc reports their journey through psychiatric care, hospitalizations, pathological trips, medications and ultimately their initiative to explore nutritional supplements. An inspiring story for people with loved ones who are diagnosed with this serious mental disorder and need to revive their candle of hope.” - Louis Thériault, MD, FRCPC
Charlotte LeBlanc has a Bachelor of Applied Science in nutrition (BASc), is a naturopath, a registered nutritional consultant practitioner (RNCP), certified Iridologist (C.Ir) and registered holistic allergist (Rha). Charlotte has assisted people with their health since the year 2000 through her nutrition clinic as well as public and corporate workshops on nutrition, relationships, stress, mental illness and meditation. The author has drawn upon her personal and professional experiences to present you this unique book describing her son’s struggles and victories with schizophrenia. The purpose of this book is to inform people that there is hope of living a normal life after schizophrenia and also hope in preventing some of the unnecessary suffering in the future.
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