Bitter Medicine: A Graphic Memoir of Mental Illness

By Clem Martini and Olivier Martini

Book Overview

In 1976, Ben Martini was diagnosed with schizophrenia. A decade later, his brother Olivier was told he had the same disease. For the past thirty years the Martini family has struggled to comprehend and cope with a devastating illness, frustrated by a health care system lacking in resources and empathy, the imperfect science of medication, and the strain of mental illness on familial relationships.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551119285
• ISBN13: 9781551119281
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: FreeHand Books
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.8" x 5.9"