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Plot. "Hidden Valley Road" is a true story about an American family with twelve children, six of whom are diagnosed with schizophrenia. The eldest, Donald Galvin, was born in 1945, and the youngest, Mary (who later changed her name to Lindsay) was born in 1965. By the mid-1970s, six of the ten boys were diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder [17] [7] characterized by hallucinations (typically hearing voices), delusions, disorganized thinking and behavior, [10] and flat or inappropriate affect. [7] Symptoms develop gradually and typically begin during young adulthood and are never resolved.
Darrell Hammond – American comedian, actor on Saturday Night Live [39] Tom Harrell – American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, composer, and arranger [40] Donny Hathaway – American soul singer and songwriter [41] Michael Hawkins – American actor; diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder [42] Luke Helder – The Midwest Pipe ...
Genain quadruplets. The Genain quadruplets (born in 1930) are a set of identical quadruplet sisters. All four developed schizophrenia, suggesting a large genetic component to the cause of the disease. [1] The pseudonym Genain, used to protect the identity of the family, comes from the Greek, meaning dire (αἶνος) birth (γεν-). [1]
The oldest son, Donald Jr. was diagnosed with schizophrenia, and then five more of his brothers were as well. The Galvins became science’s great hope in the quest to understand the disease. [22] Kolker was originally approached by the two Galvin sisters to write their family story, and interviewed Mimi Galvin as part of his research and ...
Michael B. Laudor (born May 12, 1963) is an American graduate of Yale Law School who made national headlines in 1995 for having successfully graduated while suffering from schizophrenia; and again in 1998 for stabbing his pregnant fiancée, Caroline Costello, to death during an episode of psychosis. [1][2]
Hadden Irving Clark (born July 31, 1952) [1] is an American murderer and suspected serial killer currently serving two 30-year sentences for the murders of 6-year-old Michele Lee Dorr in 1986, and 23-year-old Laura Houghteling in 1992. [2][3][4][5][6] He was also given a 10-year sentence for robbery after stealing from a former landlord.
Sharp Objects is the 2006 debut novel by American author Gillian Flynn. The book was first published through Shaye Areheart Books on September 26, 2006, and has subsequently been re-printed through Broadway Books. [1] The novel follows Camille Preaker, a newspaper journalist who must return to her hometown to report on a series of brutal murders.