"Clickety Clack is the story of an accomplished woman for whom life has not been easy. Her victory over her illnesses, mental and physical, makes for inspiring, informative reading. Wisdom comes from the shared experience. "
Mary V. Seeman, O.C., M.D., Professor Emerita, Department of Psychiatry, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Canada, pioneer in women's mental health issues and well known for her work on schizophrenia in women.

"There's incredible material in Clickety Clack.This telling of the 'ride' has perpetually disturbing undercurrents that evidence what every reader has to grudgingly admit: the very real and literal fear of mental illness. Through its chilling detail, the reader gets the sense of 'self-purging from purgatory' and the personal search for some sense of what has happened to succour life."
Cynthia P. Hubler, Manchester, Connecticut, patient advocate and mother of a bipolar disorder daughter

"I couldn't take Clickety Clack all in on the first read, so I read it again, this time with my seat belt fastened. It is a courageous act to take on a project and to write it all, especially to revisit and face up again to those fearfully painful times. I have learned about the author's evolved character and her life's trajectory and I understand, too, how she could not not write this book."
Cynthia A.M. Powell, Fairfield, Connecticut, childhood friend of Joy S. McDiarmid

"Clickety Clack has the virtue of making the reader see and feel what it is like to be mentally ill. So many people are born into suffering and terrible circumstances that are beyond their control. Joy's life reminds us of that fact. Her story presents, in some sense, as human suffering itself. Although the book is tough going at times due to the intensity of the writing, Joy's story is, in the end, inspirational. She always finds a way. "
Michael I. Alexander, author of How to Inherit Money and Competing Against America

"This book is way more than I expected it to be. I honestly expected to read a personal recounting that would prove little more than a vehicle for the author's cathartic venting, but Joy McDiarmid blew me away both with the quality of writing and the story itself. It's a huge bonus that she enlisted the participation of a co-author with bona fide medical and academic credit. Having Dr. Edye summarize each chapter and offer additional information and insight is brilliant and really changes the dynamic of the book in terms of its ability to reach a broad audience. "
Meg McAllister, communications specialist, Toronto and New York