The Kilmer Cure: One girl, two moods, and the caped crusader.

By Lynn Schneider

The problem with most books on mental illness is that they are written by doctors. That is a great approach if you want to perform some experiments, or learn words like "psychopharmacology," but doctors are trained to treat patients like their illnesses-like a collection of symptoms. And I have never reacted very well to being treated like that.In 2010, I lost my insurance, forcing me to go off my bipolar medications. To cope, I staged my own private Kilmerfest, burning my way through Val Kilmer's filmography in lieu of lithium. And I wrote The Kilmer Cure, a book about my experience and a manual to bipolar disorder from the patient's point of view, talking about the disease not just as a biological occurrence, but also as a day-to-day experience. I wrote in layman's terms, and to illustrate my points I used examples from Val Kilmer movies, since he was there with me all the way in a way my doctors weren't. This is not a self-help book. This is a field guide.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0615847498
• ISBN13: 9780615847498
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Kilmer Blonde Press
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"