Whispers: the Voices of Paranoia by Ronald K Siegel
From a renowned scientist, a vivid and utterly fascinating (Los Angeles Times) exploration of the suspicion, terror, and rage that possess the mind of the paranoid. The paranoid inhabits a different realm of being, one that tilts the world ever so slightly. Delusions and hallucinations feed on each other, flourishing with amazing speed. Locked in a new mode of thinking the paranoid views life as from a cell. In a dozen case studies Dr. Ronald Siegel takes us on a chilling but mesmerizing journey into the dark mysteries of the human mind. We meet a woman who hears her teeth whispering; a beautiful ballet dancer who is in love with a shadow; a UCLA student who believes Hitler is speaking to him through a stolen computer program; and a cocaine addict for whom the invasion of imaginary bugs was strong enough to drive him to commit murder. A dedicated and compassionate scientist, Dr. Siegel follows his patients into the shadowlands where paranoia flourishes--drug addiction, prison, organized crime, and terrorism often at risk to himself. He explores mild cases of patients who vaguely believe something is stalking them to serious cases of patients with apocalyptic visions so intense that they shake the foundations of an entire community. Fascinating, enlightening, and immersive, reading Whispers is like reading about an exotic and dangerous travel adventure (The Washington Post).Ph.D. Ronald K. Siegel (1943-2019) was a psychopharmacologist on the faculty of the UCLA School of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and a recognized expert on the social and psychological repercussions of drug use. His study has also appeared in Psychology Today, Scientific American, and Omni, as well as the Journal of the American Medical Association and the American Journal of Psychiatry. He is the author of Fire in the Brain and Whispers: The Voices of Paranoia.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780517592397 |
| ISBN 10 | 0517592398 |
| Title | Whispers: the Voices of Paranoia |
| Author | Ronald K Siegel |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 1994-05-24 |
| Number of pages | 310 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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