Physicians Desk Reference: PDR (64th ed.), Medical Economics Co., 2010
Courtesy National Library of Medicine
Author and artist Ellen Forney consulted the Physicians Desk Reference, the official guide for understanding prescription medications, when she was researching and creating her graphic memoir Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me, about her diagnosis and treatment for bipolar disorder.
Finding the right medications turned out to be a long difficult process for Forney. Her depictions of the side effects of the various drug is particularly poignant.
