New Book Marks a Paradigm Shift in Mental Health - Breaking Stigma and Transforming Lives

Lives Reimagined provides a life-changing approach to psychotic illness, bringing together families, clinicians and patients using individualized diagnosis and treatment. End Quote

The authors have produced a rich and far-ranging compendium of fact, interpretation, advice and medical insights shedding powerful light on NBD.

(1888PressRelease) October 18, 2025 - NEW CANAAN, Conn. - In the United States, the prevalence of schizophrenia is estimated to be 1 percent of the total population. Data from Europe and Canada suggests this percentage is on the rise – with the financial cost to society enormous and the emotional toll immense. A groundbreaking new book offers support in managing the weight of such a diagnosis. Lives Reimagined: Changing the Course of Psychotic Illness offers readers insight into a treatment approach that can reshape lives and provide an understanding of the factors that lead to a transformative experience for those struggling with neuropsychiatric brain disease (NBD).

Based on the work of psychiatrist Rocco Marotta, MD, Ph.D. and the clinical team at The Lodge Program at Silver Hill Hospital, the book provides readers rare access to the workings of a program clinically renowned for impact with “hopeless” cases.

“The Lodge Program has become a true example of Silver Hill Hospital at its best, offering the highest quality clinical treatment to our most complex patients, extending that care well beyond the expected to restore hope, lives and meaning,” says Silver Hill President and Medical Director Andrew J. Gerber, MD, Ph.D.

Readers of Lives Reimagined will find a wealth of practical information interspersed with patients, parents and treatment teams’ personal stories including:
▪ Why long-term partnerships between clinicians, family members and patients matter;
▪ How community integration, personal experience and active therapy intersect to promote healing; and
▪ What to do when standard care pathways fail and how to adapt with evolving methodologies

Lives Reimagined is structured to provide crucial information for both the general public and mental health professionals. The dual perspective of personal stories and clinical lessons makes the book a unique blend of resources and reassurance, sure to be part of a new practice standard.

“Severe mental illness ranks with cancer as one of the two most terrifying and destructive scourges known to mankind,” reports Ron Powers, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of No One Cares About Crazy People. “[The authors] have produced a rich and far-ranging compendium of fact, interpretation, advice and medical insights shedding powerful light on NBD.”

Lives Reimagined is currently available at SDP Publishing, Amazon and Barnes & Noble. It’s published by SDP Publishing and co-authored by a team of experienced mental health professionals.

Rather than highlighting one single success story or study, Lives Reimagined offers a new philosophy of comprehensive care, rooted in trust among a collaborative team and a commitment to adapt to patient needs. While mental health services are under incredible strain and families increasingly feel isolated by public stigma, this book invites readers into a broader conversation about what care can and should look like.

About Lisa Mann, Ph.D.
Lisa Mann, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist licensed in New York and Connecticut. A past director of the Child and Adolescent Psychology Internship at St. Luke’s Hospital in New York City, she has also worked for over four decades in private practice, including as a dedicated advocate for parent education in mental health. Dr. Mann has always enjoyed writing. Her previous work includes a posthumous compilation of writings from her father Robert Mann, founder of the Juilliard String Quartet. Dr. Mann resides with her husband Rocco Marotta, MD, Ph.D. in Ridgefield, Conn. and Charleston, S.C.

About Katharine Cutts Dougherty, Ph.D.
Dr. Katharine Cutts Dougherty served as Senior Research Associate to Dr. Marotta at the Center for the Study and Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Disorders at Silver Hill Hospital from 2019 to 2024 and is now a certified Life Coach, with a particular focus on families supporting loved ones with neuropsychiatric brain disease. As a lifelong educator and mental health advocate, her international academic roots inform numerous roles including ethnographer on a National Child Development Program, examiner for the psychology portion of the International Baccalaureate Program, visiting professor at Dartmouth College and Director of Community and Global Citizenship at Albuquerque Academy.

About Rocco F. Marotta, MD, Ph.D.
Dr. Rocco F. Marotta, better known as “Rocky,” is the founder of the Lodge Program at Silver Hill Hospital and Director of the Center for the Treatment and Study of Neuropsychiatric Disorders. From early roots as a psychiatric aide to pursuing a Ph.D. in Biology and Neuropsychology in New York, Dr. Marotta has remained a dedicated student fascinated with the areas of mental health and brain biology. He has held leadership roles at Danbury Hospital, Westchester Medical Center and Silver Hill. Dr. Marotta lives in Conn. and S.C. with his wife and co-author Lisa Mann, Ph.D.

About The Lodge Program Approach
Rocco Marotta, MD, Ph.D. and The Lodge Team’s approach to the treatment of persistent psychotic illness was developed at Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, Conn. This approach to treatment provides a model and guide for caretakers and providers seeking a more successful road to sustained stability and social connection for loved ones and clients. It challenges and inspires families to hold fast to the fierce hope that, even in the most persistent cases of psychotic illness, there is a path to a meaningful life. As director of The Center for the Treatment and Study of Neuropsychiatric Disorders, based at Silver Hill Hospital, Dr. Marotta continues to train others about this approach through educational and research initiatives.

About Silver Hill Hospital
Founded in 1931, Silver Hill Hospital is one of the nation’s leading independent, nonprofit psychiatric hospitals dedicated to diagnosing and treating adolescents and adults with a broad range of psychiatric and addiction disorders. Located on an idyllic 44-acre campus in New Canaan, Conn., Silver Hill provides inpatient, residential and intensive outpatient treatment with plans tailored to each patient’s needs. At Silver Hill, 20 board certified psychiatrists work closely with licensed nurses, social workers, counselors, therapists and other staff to deliver expert care with commitment and compassion. Through the Silver Hill Academy for Research and Education (SHARE), leading clinicians share best practices through Grand Rounds, blogs, videos, webinars, conferences and publications to reach thousands of practitioners across the country each year. A second location, Silver Hill New York, provides intensive outpatient treatment in the heart of Midtown Manhattan and is piloting the only data-first mental health and addiction treatment program in the country. For more information, visit SilverHillHospital.org and the hospital’s LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook.

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