“Stories of human behavior at its most extreme….With humor, compassion, empathy, and insight, Small searches for and finds the humanity that lies hidden under even the most bizarre symptoms.”—Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and A Whole New MindA psychiatrist’s stories of his most bizarre cases, The Naked Lady Who Stood on Her Head by Gary Small, M.D., and Gigi Vorgan—co-authors of The Memory Bible Gigi Vorgan—co-authors of The Memory Bible—offers a fascinating and highly entertaining look into the peculiarities of the human mind. In the vein of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Awakenings, and the other bestselling works of Oliver Sacks, The Naked Lady Who Stood on Her Head surprises, enthralls, and illuminates as it focuses on medical mysteries that would stump and amaze the brilliant brains on House, M.D.
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Insightful
This reads like a reworking (and not a good one) of Oliver Sacks’s wonderful books on arcane neurological problems. No bad, just way too similar and with not as good incidents to work with. As the say, “meh.”
Tedios
so interesting cause it is about real people and real problems and to find someone who cares to help them.
Mostly mundane cases.
Author preens too much about his ability.
Interesting glimpses into a psychiatrist’s world
Some quite amazing phobias delineated here.
A thin premisr.
This is a true story about a psychiatrist ‘s cases during residency and into his practice. He also tells about his relationships with mentors and colleagues. It is a book that is serious, humorous, informative. It is especially enlightening coming of age for a young psychiatrist and how he, as do we all, question ourselves and our abilities.
A fascinating education in the procedures, problems and successes of psychiatric
therapy