Responses to the New York Magazine Article

Earlier this month, New York Magazine set off quite a stir with Vanessa Grigoriadis’ article entitled “Are You Bipolar?” As expected, quite a few people wrote to the editor. The controversy primarily centers on the issue of medications. Andy Behrman, author of Electroboy, writes, “While I commend Vanessa Grigoriadis for raising consciousness about bipolar disorder, I think it’s important for diagnosed patients to follow their doctors’ orders and stay on a regimen of medication. Through my work with bipolar disorder, I’ve heard from literally hundreds of sufferers about frightening tales of going off medication. It’s almost always a recipe for disaster.”
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