“We were wowed by Fay’s talent for bolstering personal stories with takeaways backed up with careful research. Pathological will make you passionate about improving the way we handle mental health.”
Apple Best Books Pick
One of Parade Magazine’s 16 Great Books About Mental Health
“Incisive, insightful, and deeply researched” —Psychology Today
A “fiery manifesto of a memoir” —The New York Times
Listen to Sarah discuss Pathological on National Public Radio
In conversation with Dr. Paul Appelbaum, Chair of the DSM-5-TR Steering Committee, and Dr. Thomas Insel, former director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Sarah Fay discusses Pathological: The True Story of Six Misdiagnoses on WGN Morning News
“Sharply personal and impeccably detailed”
SELECTED INTERVIEWS
“Without a biological basis, how reliably can we diagnose and treat mental illness?” —Jenn White, NPR’s 1A
“Former NIMH Director Thomas Insel & Sarah Fay On Fixing the Broken Mental Health Care System” —Doug Bopst, The Adversity Advantage podcast
“Sarah Fay: ‘Pathological-The True Story of Six Misdiagnosis’” —Alan Campbell, NPR’s Watching America
“Can you trust your mental health diagnosis?” —Krys Boyd, NPR’s THINK
“Author And Mental Health Advocate Sarah Fay On Navigating A Mental Health Diagnosis, Self-Stigma And Mental Health At Work” —Jess Cording, Forbes
“Challenges of Mental Health Diagnoses with Sarah Fay” —Eric Zimmerman, The One You Feed podcast
“Pathological—The True Story of Six Misdiagnosis” —Lynn Ware Peek and Pete Stoughton, NPR’s This Mountain Life
“Should You Always Trust Your Mental Health Diagnosis?” —Radio Health Journal
“Psychiatry is flawed, author Sarah Fay says — and there’s ‘no objective reality’” —Mary Elizabeth Williams, Salon