Darkness Visible: A Memoir Of Madness By William Styron

This memoir by American writer William Styron, initially published in Vanity Fair in 1989, chronicles his depressive illness and recovery. His book was groundbreaking in that it brought awareness to depression at a time when it was highly stigmatized.

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• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

• New York Public Library

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