Between Two Worlds - A Psychiatrist and Her Son’s Quest for Compassionate Care

Anchored on the life-long experiences of a mother who is a psychiatrist, and her son who has been labeled with a serious mental illness, Between Two Worlds describes a recovery-oriented path to repairing the broken mental health system.

About the author

Ellen Bassuk, MD is a psychiatrist, researcher, clinician, and advocate. With a career spanning five decades, Dr. Bassuk has made significant contributions to the understanding and treatment of mental health, particularly in the context of homelessness and vulnerable populations, especially families and children. She previously served as associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School for almost four decades. Dr. Bassuk founded the National Center on Family Homelessness in 1988, and later C4 Innovations. She has written more than 150 peer reviewed articles, monographs, and books. An American Psychiatric Association Distinguished Life Fellow, her work has garnered recognition and awards, including an honorary doctorate in public service from Northeastern University, the Blanche F. Ittleson Award for the Promotion of Children's Mental Health, and the American Psychological Association Distinguished Contribution to Child Advocacy Award.

Product details

• Authors: Ellen Bassuk, Daniel Schoonover
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 08.01.2026
• EAN: 9798881842536
• ISBN: 979-8-8818-4253-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Illustrations: 11 bw illus
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; SELF-HELP / Mood Disorders / General, Memoirs, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Schizophrenia, Clinical psychology, Abnormal psychology, Mental health services, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs