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The DO Book Club, June 2023: “Long Walk out of the Woods: A Physician’s Story of Addiction, Depression, Hope and Recovery”

By The DO Staff

06.24.23

Welcome back to The DO Book Club! In “Long Walk Out of the Woods,” Adam Hill, MD, shares the story of his harrowing journey through depression and alcoholism while navigating the rigors of medical training. He shines a much-needed spotlight on the paradoxical behavior of the medical community, which offers care and compassion to patients yet often turns a blind eye to its own professionals in need. The difficulty of accepting help, notifying his colleagues of his treatment and the struggle to find a job are thoroughly detailed in Dr. Hill’s moving memoir.

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