Snap Diagnosis

<p>In <em>SNAP DIAGNOSIS</em> Charles Ead tells a powerful true story of misdiagnosis injustice and faith. In 1982 after returning from the Persian Gulf a young MBA graduate's life takes a devastating turn when a psychiatrist hastily labels him as bipolar-without a physical exam or medical basis. What follows is a decades-long nightmare of forced institutionalization dangerous medications and repeated violations of his basic human rights.</p><p>Through heartbreak physical suffering and alienation Ead's story becomes both a personal odyssey and an unflinching exposé of a mental health system gone wrong. Yet amid despair he discovers an unexpected source of strength-his faith in God-and the perseverance to rebuild his life.</p><p>Part memoir part social indictment <em>SNAP DIAGNOSIS</em> shines a harsh light on the abuses of institutional psychiatry while celebrating the human capacity for survival conscience and redemption. It is a sobering reminder of how easily the truth can be silenced and how courage and faith can restore it.</p>