Title: He wanted the moon
Description: The author pieces together the story of her absent father's life, beginning with his advancements in isolating the biochemical root of manic depression, which he then began to suffer from himself, leading to years of institutionalization and confinement.
Subjects: Physicians, Mental health, Manic-depressive persons, Manic-depressive illness, Biography, History, Physicians, biography, Mentally ill, biography, Mentally Ill Persons, Bipolar Disorder, Father-Child Relations
Places: United States
People: Perry Baird