Susanna Kaysen was born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Kaysen attended high school at the Commonwealth School in Boston and the Cambridge School before being sent to McLean Hospital in 1967 to undergo psychiatric treatment for depression. It was there she was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. She was released after eighteen months. She later drew on this experience for her 1993 memoir Girl, Interrupted, which was made into a film in 1999.
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Synopsis
Susanna Kaysen recounts her eighteen-month stay in a psychiatric hospital in the late 1960s. Diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, she navigates the surreal world of institutional life alongside other young women. This memoir offers a candid and often darkly humorous look at mental illness, sanity, and the blurred lines between them.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Girl, Interrupted based on a true story?
Susanna Kaysen's memoir recounts her own experiences as a patient in a psychiatric hospital in the late 1960s, offering a firsthand account of her time there.
Is there a movie adaptation of Girl, Interrupted?
A film adaptation of the memoir was released in 1999, starring Winona Ryder as Susanna Kaysen and Angelina Jolie, who won an Academy Award for her performance.