Kiosks Keep The Devils Away: A Novel About Mental Health [Paperback]

Donald Rothschild (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 26, 2006

The fictional hero’s descent into the hell of mental illness is like millions of Americans today who share his misery. Uncover how he and his family deal with the discriminatory devils created by the current “mythology of madness”.

Enjoy how he, his family and friends discover paradise in a Southwest Florida community. Since most of us know someone who has mental health problems, consider suggestions that this story has for our current mental health crisis.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

This novel arises from Don Rothschild’s lifetime of practice and teaching about disabilities. His background appears in the front of the book under “About the Author”.

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (June 26, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595400744
• ISBN-13: 978-0595400744
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,761,755 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

RESUME

Don Rothschild was born 80 years ago in Dayton, Ohio. For 57 of those years he was lucky enough to be married to Ruth, who was born in Cleveland, Ohio. They have three children, and four grandchildren.
Don enlisted in the Navy during World War II when he was 17 years old and spent two years aboard ship in the Pacific theatre. After discharge, he attended the University of Michigan, where he met Ruth. Don spent the next 12 years, as an executive in the retail business in Ohio. He turned over most of the joys of child rearing, by attending Toledo University College of Law at night where he graduated summa cum laude, and received a Fellowship in Law Teaching at Harvard Law School, where he received a master's degree in law.
After 23 years of teaching labor, employment and disability law at George Washington University Law School. He retired emeritus and a distinguished research chair is named in his
-1-

Honor. Don and Ruth then moved east where Don continued teaching at New York Law School, chaired their clinical operation, and represented the School for a decade during labor organization and contracts. During this period, Don and Ruth bought a home in Rhode Island. He was hired as a partner at Tillinghast, Collins & Graham to head their labor department. In practice, he participated in numerous activities that dealt with mental health and disability law, including work with the Rhode Island government. After retiring from teaching for a decade in New York, Don became general counsel for the Groden Network, which is an internationally known Center for the treatment of autism and mental retardation. He was also elected to the National Association of College and University Attorneys representing Brown University.
Ruth and Don spent 10 years visiting Sanibel Island for vacations, purchased a condominium in Captains Walk in March 2004, and now rent a home off of East Rocks . Ruth loves Great Books, and Don is a member of Writers Group, is a painting student of Gale Bennett.
-2-

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kiosks and Devils - An Unlikely Combination, August 20, 2006

By 

Arnold Heyman MD (Los Angeles, California USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Kiosks Keep The Devils Away: A Novel About Mental Health (Paperback)

The author labels the book as a novel, but I see it as two books. The first section is highly descriptive of medical, social,and legal paths that individuals travel in the "never-never land" of mental illness. It is apparent that the author's legal and personal experience is manifest in the frustration that the patient and the family undergo through the trials and tribulations in facing the illness and seeking assistance and peace of mind. The course of events is portrayed so realistically that the reader finds himself (or herself)experiencing the same emotions of the characters, both the patient and the family.
But the reader is not left despondent as the second half is very uplifting. The author shifts gears and in a fiction mode creates an extremely creative "modus opoerandi" to positively attempt to solve some of the problem. The Kiosk serves as a unique therapeutic tool, which could become a model for a successful treatment modality. This concept could very easily be introduced into the mental health environment. Although mental illness is a dark area in our society, at the end of the story one comes away with good vibes.

4.0 out of 5 stars A Short, Serious Novel About Mental Health Myths., September 21, 2006

By 

Jan C. Prager (Kingston, RI U.S.A,.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kiosks Keep The Devils Away: A Novel About Mental Health (Paperback)

Don Rothschild spins a highly readable yarn about community responses to the mentally ill; both proper and improper. He shows us how the traditional community responses harm the patient and cheat the community out of the fine contributions that they can make--all through the voice of a patient who, in part by chance, stumbles upon proper treatment in a caring community. It is a short but inspiring read. I'm going to read it again, as there are layers of meaning that I might have missed, and besides, I enjoyed it.

4.0 out of 5 stars Kiosks... thought-provoking - a review by Renny Severance, September 6, 2006

By 

Renny Severance (Fort Myers, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kiosks Keep The Devils Away: A Novel About Mental Health (Paperback)

Kiosks Keep the Devils Away

Don Rothschild's novel about mental health is unusual for its messages about reality, treatment and hope. A far cry from Hollywood's normal fare of ax-murdering geniuses escaping their bonds, this story deals with very real people and very real problems in a compelling approach to solutions that can actually work.

"Kiosks Keep the Devils Away" uses the advantages of fiction to bring reality to life and make it understandable. Rothschild knows whereof he writes, presenting the subject in ways that make us care and comprehend. It's a worthwhile read for everyone.