Articles by Mark Vonnegut, M.D.
Mark Vonnegut, M.D. is a Boston-area pediatrician who writes and speaks on mental health topics. His two books, The Eden Express and Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So: A Memoir, are available on Amazon. Dr. Vonnegut was born in Chicago, the son of Kurt and Jane Vonnegut, grew up mostly on Cape Cod, started a commune in British Columbia, went to Harvard Medical School, completed his internship and residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, and is very proud of continuing to write, paint and play music through it all.
Bipolar Disorder and The Arts: Mark Vonnegut’s Story
April 7, 2020
Bipolar Disorder and The Arts: Mark Vonnegut’s Story
Despite our growing awareness of mental health conditions, the relationship between creativity and mental illness is often misunderstood. In this short film, Dr. Mark Vonnegut – son of American writer Kurt Vonnegut – discusses how art helped him to overcome his own mental health challenges while living with bipolar disorder, and why mental illness doesn’t […]
Creativity and Mental Illness, Bipolar Disorder and the Arts
February 19, 2015
Creativity and Mental Illness, Bipolar Disorder and the Arts
This blog post is part of a series entitled Real Lives, Real Stories: Personal Experiences With Mental Illness. Note: The following person’s account of his/her personal experience has been published with his/her consent to support the mission of The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds, and let others in similar situations not feel so alone. […]
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