Brilliant Madness

Living with Manic Depressive Illness

By: Patty Duke

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Paperback | 1 September 1993 | Edition Number 1

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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.

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"A groundbreaking guide for those who are manic depressive of who live with or love someone who is."--Publishers Weekly

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Foreword
My Friend Anna Mary Lou Pinckert	p. ix
Introduction
A Disease? Thank God!	p. xvii
Illness or Eccentricity?	p. xxiv
Looking Backward	p. 1
The Many Faces of manic-Depressive Illness	p. 31
Why Me?	p. 63
Who Gets Manic-Depressive Illness?	p. 80
My Little Beige Pill	p. 117
Treatments That Work	p. 140
Acting It Out	p. 182
The Creativity Connection	p. 203
My Family and Friends	p. 230
Families Suffer and Learn	p. 255
Life After Manic Depression	p. 281
Resources for the mentally Ill and Their Families	p. 302
References and Notes	p. 310
Index	p. 329
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