Just read a phenomenal story about one man's triumph over addiction and a mood disorder; it also points to a new direction in therapy, peer services; it is the last of 5 separate stories in a series entitled "Lives Restored", portraits of individuals who have dealt with mental illnesses and found a way to live with them:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/20/he...gewanted=1&hpw

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