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The One with Doctor Mark Vonnegut

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Mark Vonnegut, MD, the son of Kurt and Jane Cox Vonnegut, was born in Chicago in 1947 and moved to Cape Cod when he was four years old. He attended Northfield Mount Hermon and received a B.A. in Religion from Swarthmore in 1969. After graduation, he started a commune in British Columbia; he had his first psychotic break shortly thereafter. Mark was originally diagnosed as suffering from schizophrenia but was subsequently diagnosed as Manic Depressive; the medically preferred term is now Bipolar. He spent several years back on the Cape recovering and working odd jobs, and he eventually completed a first memoir. The Eden Express was published in 1975 and has remained in print ever since. It was named an ALA Notable Book, and the New York Times declared it “required reading for those who want to understand insanity from the inside.”

In 1974, Mark decided to follow his true calling and go to medical school. He spent two years completing the prerequisite coursework at The University of Massachusetts, Boston, and ultimately earned

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Mark Vonnegut

Mark Vonnegut, M.D. is a pediatrician and memoirist who is very open about his struggles with mental illness, particularly schizophrenia. The son of Kurt and Jane Cox Vonnegut, he was born in Chicago in 1947 and moved to Cape Cod when he was four years old. He received a B.A. in Religion from Swarthmore in 1969, and subsequently fled to a commune in British Columbia, where he had his first psychotic break. He was originally diagnosed as suffering from schizophrenia, but was subsequently diagnosed as manic depressive; the medically preferred term is now Bipolar. He spent several years back on the Cape recovering, working odd jobs, and completing his first book.

"The Eden Express" was published in 1975 and has remained in print ever since. The New York Times declared it ârequired reading for those who want to understand insanity from the inside.â Against all odds, determined to prove that mental illness didnât make him damaged goods, Vonnegut applied and was admitted to Harvard Medical School. Heâs had a total of four psychotic breaks and hospitalizations,

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Mark Vonnegut

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Mark Vonnegut is the only son of the late Kurt Vonnegut and Jane Cox Vonnegut and the author of The Eden Express: A Memoir of Insanity, an ALA Notable Book. A full-time practicing pediatrician, he lives in Massachusetts with his wife and son.

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Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So, October 2010
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