The Madness Pill: One Doctor’s Quest to Understand Schizophrenia
The author's father was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 1973 and later with bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder, experiencing episodes of psychosis and hearing voices. He underwent therapy and medication, which sometimes helped restore his sanity.
In 1973, the author's father was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia while working as a lawyer under President Richard Nixon. He experienced delusions, thinking his phone was tapped and that his doctor had placed a recording device in his anus. After therapy with psychiatrist Thomas Lewis, his sanity was restored. In 1985, he had similar episodes again, this time thinking intelligent beings were beaming thoughts into his head and God was speaking to him directly. He was later diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder. The author's father experienced manic episodes and heard voices, including those of God and Catherine Deneuve, which sometimes inspired him but also caused distress.
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