We Heard the Angels of Madness: a Family Guide to Coping with Manic Depression by Berger, Lisa; Berger, Diane; Bergerm, Diane - 1992

New York, New York: Quill. Very Good. 1992. Trade Paper Back. Softcover. 0688116159 . Clean bright copy. ; TPB, somewhat 'chewed' at spine end and on the corner a bit, (no pun intended toward Fido! ) else clean and tight. When eighteen-year-old Mark returned home from his first semester at college, his family thought he was on drugs. In fact, he was suffering from manic depression, a devastating mental illness that affects millions of Americans and their loved ones. Inspiring story of how their family coped with Mark's illness and the valuable information they gathered about manic depression over the course of his treatment: up-to-date facts on drugs, doctors, therapy, insurance, and other resources. They reveal how to identify the symptoms of manic depression and avoid a false diagnosis, which treatments work and which don't -- as well as the emotional experience of a mother battling for the sanity and well-being of her child. .