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Befuddled: A psychiatrist humbled by psychiatry
Fascinating glimpses into the lives and experiences of a psychiatrist and twenty five of his patients over a 30 year career. How and why he entered the profession and how he discovered the strange, fantastic, mysterious and perplexing, not only in those he cared for with mental illness, but in himself.
From a man who suffered a mild head injury, and lost the ability to make even the smallest decision, to a young lady who was convinced she was dead, to a young man who believed his hated father was assuming the appearances of multiple people, to another man who was certain that his whole life was a fictional TV reality show, and everyone he knew was a conspirator, the experiences and symptoms of these people are explored, and attempts to treat them are made.
This book will appeal not only to mental health practitioners, but to anyone who is interested in the subject of mental disorder or illness, which afflicts so many.
From a man who suffered a mild head injury, and lost the ability to make even the smallest decision, to a young lady who was convinced she was dead, to a young man who believed his hated father was assuming the appearances of multiple people, to another man who was certain that his whole life was a fictional TV reality show, and everyone he knew was a conspirator, the experiences and symptoms of these people are explored, and attempts to treat them are made.
This book will appeal not only to mental health practitioners, but to anyone who is interested in the subject of mental disorder or illness, which afflicts so many.
496 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 25, 2022
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