Pathological the true story of six misdiagnoses
"Over thirty years, doctors diagnosed Sarah Fay with six different mental illnesses--anorexia, major depressive disorder (MDD), anxiety disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and bipolar disorder. Pathological is the gripping story of wha...
| Main Author: | Fay, Sarah (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, NY :
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
2022
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
"Over thirty years, doctors diagnosed Sarah Fay with six different mental illnesses--anorexia, major depressive disorder (MDD), anxiety disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and bipolar disorder. Pathological is the gripping story of what it was like to live with those diagnoses, and the crippling impact each had on her life. It is also a rigorous investigation into the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)--psychiatry's "bible," the manual from which all mental illness diagnoses come"-- |
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| Physical Description: |
310 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-297) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780063068681 0063068680 |