Twelve Cases: A Psychiatrist's True Stories of Mental Illness and Addiction (and Other Human Predispositions)

Download or read book Twelve Cases: A Psychiatrist's True Stories of Mental Illness and Addiction (and Other Human Predispositions) written by Ph. Daniel Mierlak MD and published by Daniel Mierlak. This book was released on 2018-06-26 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you curious about the shadowy parts of the human psyche? Join Dr. Daniel Mierlak, a psychiatrist for twenty-five years, on a journey to the stranger corners of human experience. Here you'll meet: Tony, chauffeur to the fabulously rich, who overcomes crippling anxiety only to find himself descend into a homicidal rage following a botched cosmetic procedure. Amanda, hospitalized for mania, who sees a change to her medicine as an assassination attempt, and then stalks her doctor for a year after discharge. James, a schizophrenic hearing voices telling him to kill himself, whose piano playing leads to a shocking secret about his past. Psychiatric treatment is normally a private encounter and often misunderstood. In describing twelve of his most challenging cases, Dr. Mierlak brings you into his sessions, into his patients' lives, and into the world of psychiatry. Get ready for some surprises.