Rosalynn Carter - Helping Someone with Mental Illness: A Compassionate Guide for Family, Friends, and Caregivers

For over twenty-five years, Rosalynn Carter has been educating America about mental illness. Her efforts to destigmatize the issue and advocate for those affected are nothing short of extraordinary. Her sensitive book is an invaluable guide to all whose lives are touched by mental illness.

B etty F ord

With her new book, Mrs. Carter not only recognizes the impact this disease has on individuals, but also the toll it can take on family and friends. This insightful guide is a valuable resource for anyone whose life has been affected by mental illness.

T ipper G ore , mental health policy advisor to the President

With this compassionate and singularly helpful book, Rosalynn Carter continues her impressive public service commitment to the mentally ill. It should prove extremely useful to family members, patients, and community professionals.

K ay R edfield J amison , professor of psychiatry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and author of An Unquiet Mind

An important resource for families, friends, and those facing the challenges of mental illness. It delivers its message with warmth, clarity, and candor.

L aurie F lynn , executive director, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill.

Rosalynn Carterno surprisehas done her homework, and has put together a thorough, compassionate, specific, and eminently useful handbook for those who themselves suffer from mental illness and especially for families and friends who must deal with the fallout and the stigma.

M ike W allace

Family and friends will want to turn to Mrs. Carters book first for empathy, information, and advice.

C. E verett K oop , M.D.

Mrs. Carters book offers an amazing amount of good information and a clear, compassionate perspective of mental health issues and the needs of individuals and families touched by mental illnesses.

M ichael M. F aenza , M.S.S.W., president and CEO, National Mental Health Association

A compassionate, very valuable book. Rosalynn Carter reminds us why she was, and is, such a beloved first lady.

J oanne W oodward

Rosalynn Carter has given us an extraordinary book, invaluable to those whose families and friends are touched by mental illness. She gives reason for hope and also wonderful guidance on compassionate, sensitive caring.

H erb P ardes , M.D., dean of the faculty of medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Youre walking out of the doctors office, stunned. What, a member of my family has mental illness? Where do I turn first? Let me recommend Mrs. Carters book as a great comfort and source of information.

T ony R andall

Mrs. Carter says what needs to be said: That mental illnesses are real, that they can be diagnosed, and that effective treatments exist. This is a book that will inform and offer hope to individuals and families who today are grappling with the still grim realities of disabling mental disorders.

S teven E. H yman , M.D., director, National Institute of Mental Health

This book will demystify mental illness for those of us who suffer from it and for those who suffer because of us. I have no doubt its going to help erase so much of the stigma attached to what is seen by so many people as either a character weakness or something evil. I especially appreciate the emphasis on prevention and management of mental illness through awareness and vigilance.

M argot K idder

This book is a prescription for actiona blueprint for transforming ignorance to knowledge, passivity to power, and most important, despair to hope.

M artha M. M anning , Ph.D., author of Undercurrents: A Life Beneath the Surface

A book like this is most important for a truly compassionate and enlightening picture of the pain and suffering of mental illnesses. It also offers the definite possibility of hope. Mrs. Carter should be saluted for her passionate dedication.

R od S teiger

A very informative book that puts a human face on a much-misunderstood problem. It will help those who suffer and their families who love them.

A lma P owell

This is a remarkable account by the foremost advocate for improving our understanding of mental health and mental illness. Mrs. Carter shows us lucidly how this understanding will lead to improved care of those who are ill and how to combat the stigma long associated with mental illness. This book should be widely read to move us toward a more informed, compassionate society.

J ulius B. R ichmond , M.D., professor of health policy, Department of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and former assistant secretary of health and Surgeon General, and first director of the National Head Start Program

Also by Rosalynn Carter

First Lady from Plains

Everything to Gain: Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life
(with Jimmy Carter)

Helping Yourself Help Others: A Book for Caregivers
(with Susan K. Golant)