Introduction: Giving voice to the mentally ill Part I, The illness experience. An unwelcome career / David A. Karp Flights of the mind / Kay Redfield Jamison The Eden express / Mark Vonnegut The center cannot hold / Elyn R. Saks The auto accident that never was / Judith Rapoport Denial and addiction / Caroline Knapp Part II, Caregivers speak. Everything falls apart / Clea Simon In sickness and in health / David A. Karp Part III, Hospitalization. The loony-bin trip / Kate Millett The quiet room / Lori Schiller Part IV, The meanings of medication. Prozac diary / Lauren Slater Teens talk / David A. Karp Part V, The reality of suicide. No time to say goodbye / Carla Fine Part VI, The stigma of mental illness. To tell or not to tell / Carol L. Owen Depressives in the lounge / Sharon O'Brien Part VII, In the community. The ninth floor / Pete Earley 9 Highland Road / Michael Winerip Part VIII, Recovering. Undercurrents / Martha Manning Wasted / Marya Hornbacher
