The man who couldn't stop OCD and the true story of a life lost in thought
"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 m...
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New York :
Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2015.
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| Edition: | First American edition. |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The man who couldn't stop : |b OCD and the true story of a life lost in thought / |c David Adam. |
| 246 | 3 | 0 | |a OCD and the true story of a life lost in thought |
| 250 | |a First American edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, |c 2015. | |
| 300 | |a 324 pages ; |c 22 cm | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 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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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references. | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a Obsessive-compulsive disorder |v Anecdotes. | |
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