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Trina is eighteen and suffers from bi-polar disorder, making her paranoid, wild, and violent. Frightened by her own child, Keri searches for help, ...
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Oct 13, 2009
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Bebe Moore Campbell's latest novel, 72 Hour Hold, focuses on a
mother's frustration and desperation when dealing with a daughter suffering from mental illness. Earlier in the year, divorcee Kira Whitmore's beautiful daughter, Trina, was a high school senior and National Merit Scholar with a bright future ahead of her - starting with plans to study at Brown University in the fall. Then suddenly and unexpectedly, Trina changes and Kira innocently ignores a host of symptoms and warning signs. More...
mother's frustration and desperation when dealing with a daughter suffering from mental illness. Earlier in the year, divorcee Kira Whitmore's beautiful daughter, Trina, was a high school senior and National Merit Scholar with a bright future ahead of her - starting with plans to study at Brown University in the fall. Then suddenly and unexpectedly, Trina changes and Kira innocently ignores a host of symptoms and warning signs. More...
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May 27, 2010
Jessica
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This book really helps give a picture of the realities that come with those suffering from bi polar disorder.
I was not too big on Campbell incorporating the problem of race into this book. Although it needs to be acknowledged that the difficulties of a single, African-American woman, taking care of a daughter with bi-polar disorder are great, the issue of race within the plot takes away from the real problems.
The bottom line is that in today's society, people who have More...
I was not too big on Campbell incorporating the problem of race into this book. Although it needs to be acknowledged that the difficulties of a single, African-American woman, taking care of a daughter with bi-polar disorder are great, the issue of race within the plot takes away from the real problems.
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Jun 10, 2009
Karenshaff
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Another very well written story, though heart-wrenching it was. About a mother-daughter relationship...the teenage daughter has bi-polar disorder. She was an honor student and well loved by her peers all through school until she's about to enter University and all hell breaks loose. She has violent episodes, breaks all of the windows in her mother's house, father (divorced) is in denial that she has any mental problem, mom tries everything she can think of, including getting involved with some
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Aug 04, 2011
Keri is doing her best to deal with her daughter’s bi-polar disorder, but when Trina turns 18 and becomes manic, things heat up. She is able to shut her mother out of her care, quit taking meds, and get released from her 72 hour hold without her mother’s consent. Keri tries to go through all of the appropriate steps, but sometimes following the rules just doesn’t pay off. Keri finally takes matters into her own hands, but without the support of Trina’s dad and with Trina’s ability to “escape” th
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Feb 05, 2009
72 Hour Hold takes the reader on a harrowing journey into mental illness through the eyes of a mother whose idyllic life shatters as her daughter descends into bipolar disorder. The book is grim yet riveting, occasionally painful to read but impossible to put down. Campbell, a bestselling novelist, writes from experience__a member of her own family suffers from a mental illness, and she helped form a support group in Los Angeles. African-Americans suffer most acutely from mental illness, in part
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Jul 23, 2008
Brooklyn
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I hadn't gotten far into the book when I found myself checking the blurb.
Twice.
This is FICTION??? I asked myself repeatedly.
Cause I could swear this woman LIVED with me.
Later on I found out just how close Ms Moore Campbell's ties to bipolar disorder really were. The rumors were flying rampantly that this was based on her life with her daughter Mia Campbell, the UPN sitcom star who became far more "famous" for her crack-induced escapades.
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Twice.
This is FICTION??? I asked myself repeatedly.
Cause I could swear this woman LIVED with me.
Later on I found out just how close Ms Moore Campbell's ties to bipolar disorder really were. The rumors were flying rampantly that this was based on her life with her daughter Mia Campbell, the UPN sitcom star who became far more "famous" for her crack-induced escapades.
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Sep 27, 2007
Bethany
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Keri is a single mother, trying to raise her daughter Trina, in the best way she knows how. Things are going well; Trina is a straight A student, has lots of friends, and is a pleasure to spend time with. When Trina is 17, things quickly change. Trina's grades drop, she is violent and hostile at home, she begins drinking and doing drugs...Keri isn't sure where to turn. After several sleepless nights, and lots of tears shed, Trina is diagnosed as bipolar. From here the downward spiral really
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Sep 17, 2007
Abby
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This was an interesting read. The main character has a daughter with schizophrenia, and it is all about her efforts to get her daughter well. The medical system is failing her because once your child turns 18, they are an adult, and can only be held for 72 hours, against their will, if they are a harm or risk to themself or others. But medication for mental illnesses takes longer than 72 hours to build up in the body, yet there is enough so the patient can "pretend" they are better.
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Jul 12, 2007
Tricia
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Ok, I feel as if Campbell could have done more to make the reader understand the protagonist's thought processes and emotion - not necessarily to sympathize but just to understand her actions at times. I'd expect that understanding as the book is written in first person but nope, I don't. I read this book and feel the need to argue with her at times, like other people do in the novel. Maybe that's the point - even though I usually feel that the objective of a first person narrative is to underst
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Dec 28, 2010
Ashley
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I tried to listen to this, but I couldn't get past the clutter in the narrative. I just didn't identify with the mother, and a tone of barely suppressed outrage can only be put up with for so long. Keri (the mother) never became human to me; it was as though I was supposed to be impressed by her awesome struggle and caring efforts on every page.
That got old fast.
Still, mothers who have struggled to get psychiatric services for adult children might relate to this story.
That got old fast.
Still, mothers who have struggled to get psychiatric services for adult children might relate to this story.
Jan 11, 2012
Alexandrea
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I should have read this book when it was first released. It opened my eyes to so much that I didn't realize. I have an adopted younger sister that has been diagnosed with ADHD and they're not sure if it's schizophrenia or bipolar disorder so this definitely gave me something to look out for. Maybe I can get my mom to read it also. It would definitely help her realize that there are others out there that have dealt with and are dealing with the same things that she is, even though this is a work
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Sep 23, 2011
Heidi
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Unlike anything else Moore Campbell has written, this book focuses on a mothers desperation as she struggles to cope with her her bi-polar teenage daughter. The love hate relationship between the two of them is heartbreaking and the way she crafted the storyline it becomes something anyone can relate to. The details about the mental health system in the US are particularly well written.
Jan 29, 2012
Robin
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Interesting and moving exploration of living with, and loving, a family member who suffers from a mental illness. Campbell's book is at its best when she focuses on the baffling nature of mental illness, and the anguish that comes to a parent or guardian when their child becomes, in the eyes of the medical and legal professions, an "adult" and therefore no longer subject to their parents. She is also adept at articulating the frustrations of our byzantine healthcare systems. However, a
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Nov 24, 2009
Pam
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It took me a while go get into this book, but I'm glad I stuck with it. By the time I got to the middle it finally had me hooked. 72 Hour Hold is the story of Keri's struggles with her bipolar daughter, Trina. I love this because this woman really goes through an emotional rollercoaster, all the while still wanting to get through to her daughter and have the daughter she feels that she was meant to have back. She goes through denial, fear, anger, and finally acceptance of her daughter's ment
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Oct 12, 2011
Jeri
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I'm an off again on again BeBe Moore Campbell reader, but I loved this book/subject etc. Eye opening but I always wonder about those without insurance, without loved ones, without! More people should read this book for understanding - its not far from truth!
Mar 14, 2011
Harley
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This powerful novel is the story of a mother who trying to cope with the mental illness of her eighteen year old daughter who is diagnosed with bi-polar disorder. The mother's story will touch of the heart of every parent who loves her child. Any person who has family members who have been diagnosed with mental illness will see themselves in this realistic portrayal of the truth. I highly recommend this book to any parent.
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Jan 17, 2011
Susan
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A rough story. Campbell is a very good writer who can draw you into a story and make you feel it, even when the setting is outside your experience. This story is scary and sad, but inspiring. A mother's determination to help her child trumps all.
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Apr 17, 2009
Mary Anne
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Was a very interesting & informative book about a mother struggling with her daughter's bi-polar disorder. Had to limit some reading because it tended to drag me down a little - but it was a great book - just not what I would call enjoyable.
Nov 26, 2008
Khyrra
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OMG, there is sooooo much I could say about this book. It's an emotional roller coaster from the beginning to the very last page. God rest her beautiful soul, but Bebe Moore Campbell wrote this sad, but intriguing story of a mother fighting to save her child who is diagnosed with bipolar disorder. This is a must read for anyone who enjoys her writing.
It will make you laugh at the things she cannot change, cry along with her during the setbacks, & rejoice in the positive steps he More...
It will make you laugh at the things she cannot change, cry along with her during the setbacks, & rejoice in the positive steps he More...
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Jan 11, 2011
Ann
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It provided another perspective on Bipolar disorder. Our book group is reading this and An Unquiet Mind. Should be a good discussion since one is written from the patient's perspective, and one from the parent's.
Apr 14, 2011
Marie
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I really enjoyed this book. The author treated a painful subject with a clear understanding of her subject and she also wrote on many levels. One could relate the mother-child condition to almost any life experience.
Dec 21, 2008
Jill
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This is a hard book to read....the story of a daughter who is bipolar from the point of view of her mother. It lends the reader some insight into how hard this type of relationship would be.
Aug 09, 2009
Heather
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I learned about bi-polar disorder without feeling like I was learning about bi-polar disorder. And the concept of an underground railroad for alternative treatment of it is fascinating.
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Apr 25, 2009
Michelle
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And astounding and enlightening read filled with emotion, from compassion and love, to hate and frustration. The exploration of a parent's journey to try to get help for her Bi-polar daughter.
May 20, 2011
Debra
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I putt off reading this book because I knew it was the last time the I be reading a new book from her. THE BEST WRITER THAT I HAVE EVER READ RIP AND THANK YOU!!!!!
May 06, 2011
Cheri
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I got to meet Miss Campbell and get this book signed by her. I read it very slowly which is not usually how I read. It was a sad book, especially since it was common knowledge that Miss Campbell's daughter was struggling with a mental illness. I enjoy her writing though because her contemporary stories often deal with today's social issues.
Jul 27, 2010
I finished this book, but really did not like it. I had hoped it would have more insight into the mentally ill, but it really fell flat. Not recommended!
Apr 21, 2010
The sorrown and horrors of institutionalized mental illness and what folks have to endure when there is no one out there to support them through this journey.
Jun 24, 2009
this book really intriged me how far a mother will go to help her sick children. it really talks about mental issues without being negative.
Sep 06, 2009
Betty
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I listened to this on tape and it wasn't all that good. It was about a young teen that had problems with bi-polar disorder. disheartening
