Girl, Interrupted

Susanna Kaysen wrote the memoir "Girl, Interrupted" about her experiences as a young woman in a psychiatric hospital in the 1960s after being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. The memoir draws on her life and uses the Johannes Vermeer painting "Girl Interrupted at Her Music" as a reference to describe her struggles with poor mental health in adolescence. The book follows Kaysen's 18-month stay at McLean Hospital, where she meets fellow patients and staff members, and grapples with the nature of her illness, sanity, and the treatment of mental health.learn more on wikipedia