Brilliant Madness: Living with Manic Depressive Illness
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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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I knew from a very young age that there was something very wrong with me, but I thought it was just that I was not a good person, that I didn't try hard enough. Read the first page
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Patty Duke's book A Brilliant Madness is the first real good information about bi-polar disorder I have been able to put my hands on! The medical backup informatiom that Gloria Hochman contributes has given me an almost umlimited list of resources to also turn to. I read this book because my 9yr old son and my current husband are both diagnosed as bi-polar, but as I read this intense book I was amazed by feelings of fear, relief, sadness, and anger. I was able to relate to much of what I read and began to see myself which is scary. I now want to find help for all of us as our area is devoid of support groups and other local means of coping with this illness. This book is truly "Brilliant" in both the writing style and the content and has given me some hope in an otherwise bleak future. I strongly recomend this book to anyone where Manic Depression has touched their lives.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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This book was instrumental in my excepting the diagnosis of Bi-polar disorder. This book helped me become comfortable with the term bi-polar and it being applied to me. Before reading this book, I felt like bi-polar made me defective, handicapped, less than perfect. Another flaw among the many that I have. After reading this book, not only was I able to accept the illness, but understand it. I didn't feel so alienated. I didn't feel helpless anymore. Thank you Patty for caring enough to share enough.
32 of 34 people found the following review helpful
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I have manic depressive illness. When I was told that this was what was wrong with me I felt very alone, as if I was the only one on the planet who was going through this. I had so many questions, but I didn't know where to begin asking. This book not only answered all my questions, but it was so reassuring to read of the struggles this obviously intelligent (and sane!) woman had gone through. Alternating Anna's story with chapters of a more medical nature made it all that much more real. This was not a theoretical book, but a story of the very real struggles this illness brings into your life. I recommend it to anyone who has this illness themselves, or has a friend or family member with it.
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A brilliant madness
This book took so long to arrive, just made it before it maximum delivery date. It's quality was well worn, have not got around to reading it yet. Just hope it is a good read.
Published 7 months ago by Vanessa
A good balance
It was a good balance of the experiences of Patty Duke and a medical explanation of Bipolar disorder with information on the former. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Moa
Very Well Writen and Informative
As I have a close friend who suffers from this illness, I wanted to get a better understanding of it and found this book excellent. I could relate to it right from the beginning. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Jackie
If you have Bipolar or know someone who is read it !
Firstly, do not pay attention to comments that say it's difficult to read. I had no problems reading this book whatsoever. It's clear, concise, interesting and informative. Read more
Published on 8 Nov 2009 by Tosca
Couldn't put down.
I was suffering from depression and my counsler ask me to read her book.This book helped me in looking at myself. Read more
Published on 28 Jun 1999
I need to read it again more carefully, this time.
Good going, ground-breaker!
Published on 11 Jun 1999
Extremely informative and enlightening read on bipolar
This book is so informative as it discusses so many different doctors, their research on the debiliatating illness, and what is being done on the illness. Read more
Published on 29 April 1999
Great!!!
Patty Duke's book is entertaining because she had a true Hollywood background. Contrary to some reviews that criticized her writing style, I thought it was clear, warm and easy to... Read more
Published on 18 Mar 1999
Solid medical info interlaced with painfully bad writing
Ms. Duke is brave and honest in her account of manic depression but it's too bad her writing is so abysmal as to make the book nearly unreadable. Read more
Published on 14 Mar 1999
A personal story & solid info. and references on bipolar dis
I would say that this is one of the most informative books on manic-depression, or bipolar disorder. Read more
Published on 4 Feb 1999
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