2020 PenCraft Award Winner - Nonfiction (Autobiography)
"This is an eye-opening memoir about mental illness and the medical
profession delivered in a well-written, interesting, and engaging
style." -Sublime Book Review
"Kyle Bradford Jones's memoir Fallible travels the many rugged mine
fields of being a young physician struggling with mental illness with a
winning strength and grace." -IndieReader
Nearly 1 in every 5 Americans deal with mental illness in a given year,
and the rates are climbing. Among physicians, the rate is even higher as
the time spent in medical training significantly increases the risk of
poor mental health. None of us are fully immune from the ravages of
mental health problems. This book is about the fallibility of us all,
including the doctors who are supposed to care for us. It is about the
fine line of illness and normal emotion, and about how to change the
norms of medical practice in light of human weakness. It's for
individuals who suffer from mental illness. It's for their loved ones.
It's for anyone who interacts with someone with a mental illness. In
short, it's for all of us.