{"product_id":"a-brilliant-madness-living-with-manic-depressive-illness-paperback","title":"A Brilliant Madness: Living with Manic-Depressive Illness - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatty Duke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGloria Hochman\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her revealing bestseller \u003ci\u003eCall Me Anna, \u003c\/i\u003e Patty Duke shared her long-kept secret: the talented, Oscar-winning actress who won our hearts on \u003ci\u003eThe Patty Duke Show\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eA Brilliant Madness\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatty Duke\u003c\/b\u003e (1946-2016) was a true show business legend whose career spanned six decades. Her Oscar win for her role as Helen Keller in \u003ci\u003eThe Miracle Worker \u003c\/i\u003emade her, at the time, the youngest Academy Award winner. She also entered the history books as the youngest person to have a show bearing her full name, with \u003ci\u003eThe Patty Duke Show, \u003c\/i\u003eon which she played genetically unexplainable identical cousins. In addition to her acting, she became the second woman ever elected president of the Screen Actors Guild. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGloria Hochman\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author. Her works include \u003ci\u003eA Brilliant Madness: Living with Manic-Depressive Illness \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Age for Change\u003c\/i\u003e. She has published hundreds of articles for \u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003e where she continues to write for the newspaper's Health and Science section; \u003ci\u003eNewsweek; Ladies\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e Home Journal; Psychology Today, Reader's Digest, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Science Digest\u003c\/i\u003e. She also has reviewed books for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 6.96 x 4.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750823723296,"sku":"9780553560725","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ad09e309cbda207b141c7ef03f0a87e8.webp?v=1779958635","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-brilliant-madness-living-with-manic-depressive-illness-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}