The Other Side of the Couch
A Psychiatrist Solves His Most Unusual Cases
Published on 15. November 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-06-180384-0 (ISBN)
Description
A spellbinding record of a doctor’s most bewildering cases—from naked headstands and hysterical blindness to fainting schoolgirls and self-amputations—The Other Side of the Couch is an illuminating journey into the mind of a renowned psychiatrist. Here is a unique behind-the-scenes look at psychiatry and a fascinating exploration into the puzzling eccentricities that make us human.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 132 mm
Width: 201 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
250 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-180384-0 (9780061803840)
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E-Book
09/2010
1st Edition
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Persons
Dr. Gary Small is a professor of psychiatry at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine and director of the UCLA Longevity Center at the university’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior. He and Gigi Vorgan are the authors of iBrain, The Memory Prescription, The Longevity Bible, and The Memory Bible.