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Girl, interrupted

Girl, interrupted (1993)

168 pages 4.0/5 Goodreads
Biography

After a session with a psychiatrist she'd never seen before, 18-year-old Susanna Kaysen is sent to McLean Hospital, where she spends the next two years on a ward for disturbed teenage girls.

Author: Susanna Kaysen

ISBN: 9781860497926

Content Warnings

Mental Health & Emotional

Eating disorders Forced institutionalization Suicide (discussed or ideation)

Phobias & Sensory

Needles / medical procedures

Substance Use

Drug use (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Sexual assault / rape (referenced)
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