Book: Girl, Interrupted Author: Susanna Kaysen
Pages: 192
Girl, Interrupted is a bestselling memoir about Susanna Kaysen's experiences at a mental hospital when she was 18 years old. After attempting suicide, she was sent to McLean Hospital where she is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Susanna describes the people she meets and how they come to cope with their illnesses and their time at the hospital. Overall, this is a great biographical novel that sheds light on a true and fascinating young girl's account of the battle she had with her mind.
A film starring Winona Ryder, Brittany Murphy, and Angelina Jolie was adapted from the original memoir in 1999. The trailer for this film can be found here.
Information about mental health disorders in adolescents:
- Research studies have reported that up to about 5 percent of children and up to 8 percent of adolescents in the U.S. suffer from depression.
- There are 447 Nonfederal Psychiatric Hospitals in the United States.
Ohio State University Medical Center
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
American Hospital Association
