What shines through is Hallowell’s humanity and the triumph of his spirit as a self-described New England WASP who faithfully listens to an inner voice that tells him, at age 11, to become a psychiatrist. It combines cliff-hanging plot lines, laugh-out-loud anecdotes, and heart-warming connections forged in a family riddled with alcoholism, battles with mental health, and struggles for survival. Hallowell’s story is a page-turner that reads like a novel. Now, the psychiatrist and author of more than 20 books pulls back the curtain on the world of psychiatry by sharing his journey from childhood to clinical practitioner. Ned Hallowell’s bestselling Driven to Distraction introduced attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD or ADD) to the world, becoming a go-to classic. Because I Come From a Crazy Family: The Making of a Psychiatristĭr.
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