Madness Made Me: A Memoir

'Madness Made Me' won a silver medal in the international Independent Publisher Book Awards 2015. After her journey through madness Mary O Hagan realized the mental health system and society did more harm than good. 'Madness Made Me' is a myth-busting account of madness and our customary responses to madness through the lens of lived experience. O Hagan s journey took her from the psychiatric hospital to the United Nations, and many places in between, as a leader in the international mad movement. Her fundamental message is that madness is a profoundly disruptive but full human experience. The trouble is most people don t see it that way, from the experts who make up clever theories about brain disease, to the people down the road who have irrational fears about mad axe-murderers. 'Madness Made Me' is a compelling and beautifully written book that uncovers widespread injustice. It ends with a vision for a world that holds hope for people with mental distress and treats them with respect and humanity.