From The Edge Of The Couch by Raj Persaud
Containing true case studies, this title aims to reveal how medical science is still struggling to fully understand the workings of the mind - and offers proof that fact really is much stranger than fiction.
There's nowt so strange as folkLike the man who enjoys in a sexual sense getting crushed in garbage trucks. Or the film fan who tried to turn himself into a robot by filling his body with needles. Or the people who really believe they are werewolves and vampires and conduct themselves accordingly. This is popular psychiatry as freak show, so it has immense voyeuristic appeal, but the author is a consultant at the Maudsley Hospital, London, and a well-known agony uncle on ITV's This Morning. So there's plenty of weirdness here, but it's well written weirdness. Plus it's sanitised for the reader's protection by academic references and the prophylactic jargon of the science of the mind. Don't shelve under Self Help. Try Beyond Help.
Dr Raj Persaud is a Consultant Psychiatrist at the Maudsley Hospital, London. He has won numerous awards, including the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Research Prize and Medal. An accomplished broadcaster, he has a weekly slot on ITV's hugely popular programme, 'This Morning' and is currently presenting the acclaimed Radio 4 programme, 'All in the Mind'. He also writes regularly in the national press and has a column in Men's Health magazine. He lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780593046968 |
| ISBN 10 | 059304696X |
| Title | From The Edge Of The Couch |
| Author | Raj Persaud |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2003-03-03 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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