Voluntary Madness

Lost and Found in the Mental Healthcare System

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Beschreibung

<b> From the author of <i>The New York Times</i> bestseller <i>Self- Made Man</i>, a captivating expose of depression and mental illness in America </b><br><br> Revelatory, deeply personal, and utterly relevant, <i>Voluntary Madness</i> is a controversial work that unveils the state of mental healthcare in the United States from the inside out. At the conclusion of her celebrated first book--<i>Self-Made Man</i>, in which she soent eighteen months disguised as a man-Norah Vincent found herself emotionally drained and severely depressed. <br><br> Determined but uncertain about maintaining her own equilibrium, she boldly committed herself to three different facilities-a big-city hospital, a private clinic in the Midwest, and finally an upscale retreat in the South. <i>Voluntary Madness</i> is the chronicle of Vincent's journey through the world of the mentally ill as she struggles to find her own health and happiness.

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780143116851

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

203 x 135 x 17 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2009

Verlag / Hersteller

Penguin Adult Hc/Tr