The Family Guide to Mental Health Care - Hardcover

“[Sederer] is the rare combination of public health expert, teacher, and writer and has put all of his skills together in this superb volume. . . . This is one of the best and most practical guides for families. It will also be extremely useful in helping clinicians (physicians and other professionals) understand how to work with families and the lay language they need to use to empower families to be treatment extenders in many different settings. . .as well as to trainees and young clinicians embarking on practices that must include not only individuals in need but also interventions with families.”
- Journal of Psychiatric Practice

“Dr. Lloyd Sederer has spent his impressive medical career in psychiatry and demonstrates both his knowledge and sensitivity in his book . . . . The Family Guide to Mental Health Care provides families with valuable resources, but maybe everyone should read it. To change attitudes about mental illness requires that everyone listen and understand.”
- America

“[A] practical, easy-to-read assortment of information and advice for many persons who have adult loved ones with a mental illness.”
- Psychiatric Services

“If you have a family member with mental illness, then The Family Guide to Mental Health Care by Lloyd I. Sederer, M.D., is the book for you. . . . Even more impressive than his credentials is his straightforward, warm, compassionate tone.”
- NAMI Advocate

“[A]n excellent resource for families struggling with a loved one’s mental illness.”
- The National Council for Behavioral Health

“If your practice or your advocacy efforts place you anywhere near people encountering the mental health system for the first time, please have a look at this book. Piles of them – the books, not the patients – should be sitting in the waiting area of every mental health center and emergency department (ED). A brief literature search suggests there is nothing published like this book. In any case, this one is so comprehensive while remaining so welcoming; it is so authoritative and yet unintimidating, one need not look further.”
- Psychiatric Times

“[A] compassionate and fact-packed guide for families struggling with mental illness.”
- NAMI-NYC Metro Newsletter

“[P]ractical and compassionate.”
- Booklist

“[A] thoughtful, compassionate, and fact-packed guide for recognizing illness and getting help. . . . With passionate optimism, Sederer examines the facts about diagnoses, treatments, and doctors, and suggests questions to ask at every step of the way. . . . [A] remarkable resource . . . . With a moving foreword by actress Glenn Close, who calls mental illness ‘a family affair,’ this extraordinary guide offers valuable information and inspiration.”
- Publishers Weekly

“[A]n invaluable ‘must’ bible packed with resources for any family facing mental illness.”
- Midwest Book Review