Book

The man who couldn't stop : OCD and the true story of a life lost in thought

Call Number

  • 616.85227 A193 (CEN)

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Edition

First American edition.

Publication Information

New York : Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2015]

Physical Description

324 pages ; 22 cm.

Summary

"Have you ever had a strange urge to jump from a tall building or steer your car into oncoming traffic? You are not alone. In this ... fusion of science, history, and memoir, [science editor and writer] David Adam explores the weird thoughts that exist within every mind and explains how they drive millions of us toward obsession and compulsion"--Dust jacket flap.

Contents

  • Our siege mentality
  • Bad thoughts
  • The mademoiselle and the rat man
  • An emerging obsession
  • The OCD family
  • Cruel to be kind
  • The God obsession
  • Animals and other relatives
  • Man hands on misery to man
  • The runaway brain
  • Daddy's little helper
  • The helicopter view
  • Long live lobotomy
  • Politics and prejudice
  • A new dimension
  • Final thoughts.

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