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Girl, Interrupted is a best-selling 1993 memoir by American author Susanna Kaysen, relating her experiences as a young woman in an American psychiatric hospital in the 1960s after being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. The memoir's title is a reference to the Johannes Vermeer painting Girl Interrupted at Her Music.
Jan 1, 1993 · 9,564 reviews 150 followers. April 29, 2022. Girl, Interrupted, Susanna Kaysen. Girl, Interrupted is 1993 memoir by American author Susanna Kaysen. In April 1967, 18-year-old Susanna Kaysen is admitted to McLean Hospital, in Belmont, Massachusetts, after attempting suicide by overdosing on pills.
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Apr 19, 1994 · 4.4 6,666 ratings. Best of #BookTok. See all formats and editions. 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In 1967, after a session with a psychiatrist she'd never seen before, eighteen-year-old Susanna Kaysen was put in a taxi and sent to McLean Hospital.
Susanna Kaysen's memoir of her two-year stay at McLean Hospital, a psychiatric facility in 1967. She describes the patients, staff, and events she experienced, and explores the nature of mental illness and treatment.
Girl, Interrupted is a clear-sighted, unflinching document that gives lasting and specific dimension to our definitions of sane and insane, mental illness and recovery. About Girl, Interrupted 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In 1967, after a session with a psychiatrist she’d never seen before, eighteen-year-old Susanna ...
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Apr 19, 1994 · Girl, Interrupted: A Memoir. 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In 1967, after a session with a psychiatrist she'd never seen before, eighteen-year-old Susanna Kaysen was put in...
Apr 19, 1994 · Girl, Interrupted: A Memoir. Paperback – Illustrated, April 19 1994. by Susanna Kaysen (Author) 6,324. See all formats and editions. In 1967, after a session with a psychiatrist she'd never seen before, eighteen-year-old Susanna Kaysen was put in a taxi and sent to McLean Hospital.
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