July 16, 2008
Patient Voices: Bipolar Disorder
What is it like to have bipolar disorder? To be labeled "crazy"? How do you balance the ups and downs? Here, in their own words, are the stories of nine men and women living with bipolar disorder.
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Audio recording by: Stuart Isett, Steve Kagan, Bonny Makarewicz, Jeffrey Sauger, Brendan Smialowski and Lori Waselchuk.
Karen Barrow/The New York Times
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