Medicine and Madness

This collection of personal essays provides a candid and in depth look at mental illness from the perspective of a bipolar physician. This book chronicles Dr. Cynthia Clinkingbeard's journey through medicine and into madness and beyond. It is at times heartbreaking, often funny and occasionally exultant. It is written to bring hope to those with mental illness, their families and friends. It is also written to educate those who know nothing about mental illness about how complicated, stigmatizin