{"product_id":"voluntary-madness-lost-and-found-in-the-mental-healthcare-system-9780143116851","title":"Voluntary Madness: Lost and Found in the Mental Healthcare System","description":"\u003cb\u003e From the author of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eSelf- Made Man\u003c\/i\u003e, a captivating expose of depression and mental illness in America \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Revelatory, deeply personal, and utterly relevant, \u003ci\u003eVoluntary Madness\u003c\/i\u003e 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--\u003ci\u003eSelf-Made Man\u003c\/i\u003e, in which she soent eighteen months disguised as a man-Norah Vincent found herself emotionally drained and severely depressed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eVoluntary Madness\u003c\/i\u003e is the chronicle of Vincent's journey through the world of the mentally ill as she struggles to find her own health and happiness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNorah Vincent \u003c\/b\u003e(1968-2022) was the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the nonfiction books \u003ci\u003eSelf-Made Man: One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eVoluntary Madness: Lost and Found in the Mental Healthcare System\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as two works of fiction: \u003ci\u003eThy Neighbor\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAdeline: A Novel of Virginia Woolf\u003c\/i\u003e. Formerly an op-ed columnist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, her work also appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and she contributed regularly to \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAdvocate\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e. She was a longtime resident of New York City before her passing in 2022.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409732964626,"sku":"9780143116851","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fdd61364-6d88-45ac-b4f5-e1c6dbaa3be0.jpg?v=1729293306","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/voluntary-madness-lost-and-found-in-the-mental-healthcare-system-9780143116851","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}