What happens when a doctor has a psychotic episode? This is how Dr Dov Degen survived ‘severe professional death’
Dr Dov Degen was left packing pharmacy shelves after his bipolar disorder — and stigma — derailed his career.
It was at the end of his second year of medical school that Dr Dov Degen became convinced he was the incarnation of Jesus.
Frantically writing a manuscript and barely sleeping, he wandered the streets at night, wide-eyed and flooded with thoughts about how to better mankind.
“I just wanted to help everyone,” the award-winning nephrologist and general physician says.
“I had this idea of bringing a new Earth to the planet and healing everyone.”
