Patty Duke and Bipolar Disorder WisdomCard™

  1. Bipolar-Lives: Patty Duke Bipolar Disorder bipolar-lives.com - Patty Duke Bipolar Disorder
  2. Wikipedia: Patty Duke: Illness en.wikipedia.org - Patty Duke: Illness
  3. Patty Duke's Online Center for Mental Wellness: Home Page pattyduke.net - Home Page
  4. Missoulian: Patty Duke Puts Celebrity Face on Bipolar Disorder missoulian.com - Patty Duke Puts Celebrity Face on Bipolar Disorder
  5. The Cincinnati Enquirer: Patty Duke Vs. Mental Illness (Oct. 19, 2004)enquirer.com - Patty Duke Vs. Mental Illness
  6. Everyday Health: My Life: Patty Duke everydayhealth.com - My Life: Patty Duke
  7. HealthyPlace: Patty Duke: Bipolar Disorder's Original Poster Girl concernedcounseling.com - Patty Duke: Bipolar Disorder's Original Poster Girl
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Research Notes on Patty Duke and Bipolar Disorder


Actress Patty Duke's battle with bipolar disorder is one of the most well-known stories in Hollywood. As a teenager, Duke said that she often experienced manic and depressive states while she was working.1 After several hospitalizations, years of psychoanalysis, and treatment with medication, Duke feels that she has finally reached a point of control.1

Fast Facts:

  • Duke once traveled 3000 miles to Washington D.C. during a manic episode.1
  • Duke credits lithium with saving her life after an almost 30-year struggle with bipolar disorder.2
  • Duke's mother was an undiagnosed manic and her father was an alcoholic.2
  • Patty Duke is one of many celebrities living with mental illness. Check out OrganizedWisdom's slideshow Celebrities with Mental Illness.


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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 HealthyPlace: Patty Duke: Bipolar Disorder's Original Poster Girl
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bipolar-Lives: Patty Duke Bipolar Disorder

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