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No doubt if everyone were to read this book, the world would change.\" -- New York Times Book Review","forthcoming":false,"isbn13":"9780316341134","publication_date":"20180501","publisher":"Grand Central Publishing","slug":"no-one-cares-about-crazy-people","subtitle":"The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America","title":"No One Cares About Crazy People"},"discovery":{"categories":{"all":[{"bisac_code":"PSY022050","confidence_band":"high","label":"Schizophrenia","score":0.836,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"PSY022030","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Bipolar Disorder","score":0.7848,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"PSY022080","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Personality Disorders","score":0.761,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"hint":[{"bisac_code":"PSY022050","confidence_band":"high","label":"Schizophrenia","score":0.836,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"PSY022030","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Bipolar Disorder","score":0.7848,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"PSY022080","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Personality Disorders","score":0.761,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"publisher":[{"bisac_code":"BIO026000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Personal Memoirs","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"PSY022050","confidence_band":"high","label":"Schizophrenia","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"PSY036000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Mental Health","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"}]},"genres":[{"label":"Schizophrenia","score":0.836,"slug":"schizophrenia"},{"label":"Bipolar Disorder","score":0.7848,"slug":"bipolar-disorder"},{"label":"Personality Disorders","score":0.761,"slug":"personality-disorders"}],"reader_fit":["Good for readers who enjoy Schizophrenia","Good for readers interested in mental","Good for readers who enjoy Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder."],"related_lists":[{"intro":"Practical and evidence-oriented reads for emotional and psychological strain.","slug":"books-for-when-mental-health-support","title":"Books for When You Need Mental Health Support","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/lists/books-for-when-mental-health-support"}],"series":null,"similar_books":[{"authors":["Jacques Roy","Jeffrey A. 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