This influential memoir tells the story of a man's struggle with mental illness and his fight to improve treatment for others like him. Beers' experiences inspired him to become a mental health advocate and led to the founding of the National Committee for Mental Hygiene. A powerful and moving account of one man's determination to make a difference. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.