Voluntary Madness
Norah Vincent
Penguin Publishing Group
<p> 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 <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&#8212;<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.</BR></BR></BR></BR></p>