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In her revealing bestseller Call Me Anna, Patty Duke shared her long-kept secret: the talented, Oscar-winning actress who won our hearts on The Patty Duke Show was suffering from a serious-but-treatable-mental illness called manic depression. For nearly twenty years, until she was correctly diagnosed at age thirty-five, she careened between periods of extreme euphoria and debilitating depression, prone to delusions and panic attacks, temper tantrums, spending sprees, and suicide attempts. Now in A Brilliant Madness Patty Duke joins with medical reporter Gloria Hochman to shed light on this powerful, paradoxical, and destructive illness. From what it's like to live with manic-depressive disorder to the latest findings on its most effective treatments, this compassionate and eloquent book provides profound insight into the challenge of mental illness. And though Patty's story, which ends in a newfound happiness with her cherished family, it offers hope for all those who suffer from mood disorders and for the family, friends, and physicians who love and care for them.
The New York Times bestseller--Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke's remarkable chronicle of her struggle with manic depression along with medical reporter Gloria Hochman's illuminating information on the disease itself. Since her first bestselling book, Call Me Anna, Duke has emerged as an important spokesperson for mental health.
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Posted November 14, 2011
I work in the mental health field and absolutely love this book and Anna Marie's other Book, "Call Me Anna". For the general public I think it is a great education on the painful, heart felt struggles of individuals suffering from Bipolar Disorder, and really, any Mental Illness. For professionals in the field, it's a reminder of the personal pain and potential of our consumers and for those struggling with mental illness it is encouragement, validation and a good reminder that they are not their mental illness, but rather they have a mental illness. Many go unidentified and untreated, often covering with drugs and alcohol or just haning on by their finger nails day to day. Perhaps some will seen themselves in these books and discuss it with their doctor and seek the help that they so despirately need and deserve.
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Posted January 21, 2011
I bought this book when I was diagnosed in 1987. It explained everything in laymens terms and is easy to understand. I gave the book to my Mom and after she read it she became my fiercest advocate. I even made my boyfriend read it before we got together and we've been together almost 17 years. If you have been diagnosed, have your family read this book. It has the power to heal families. It did ours and I will be forever grateful to Anna for telling her story.
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Overview
In her revealing bestseller Call Me Anna, Patty Duke shared her long-kept secret: the talented, Oscar-winning actress who won our hearts on The Patty Duke Show was suffering from a serious-but-treatable-mental illness called manic depression. For nearly twenty years, until she was correctly diagnosed at age thirty-five, she careened between periods of extreme euphoria and debilitating depression, prone to delusions and panic attacks, temper tantrums, spending sprees, and suicide attempts. Now in A Brilliant Madness Patty Duke joins with medical reporter Gloria Hochman to shed light on this powerful, paradoxical, and destructive illness. From what it's like to live with manic-depressive ...