From the author of
The New York Times
bestseller
Self- Made Man
, a captivating expose of depression and mental illness in America
Revelatory, deeply personal, and utterly relevant,
Voluntary Madness
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—
Self-Made Man
, in which she soent eighteen months disguised as a man-Norah Vincent found herself emotionally drained and severely depressed.
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.
is the chronicle of Vincent's journey through the world of the mentally ill as she struggles to find her own health and happiness.