Hadley Freemannow, a well-known journalist, shares her struggle with anorexia, OCD, and substance abuse in her memoir "Good Girls: A Story and Study of Anorexia," stemming from her teenage years spent in a psychiatric ward.

In "Journey to the Ends of Psychiatry," Rachel Aviv recounts her own experience with anorexia as a child, as well as profiles of individuals who have also navigated the mental health system.