The man who couldn't stop : OCD and the true story of a life lost in thought / David Adam.
By: Adam, David [author.]
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TextPublisher: New York : Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015Copyright date: ©2014Edition: First American edition.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.Description: 324 pages ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780374223953 (hbk.); 0374223955 (hbk.).Other title: OCD and the true story of a life lost in thought.Subject(s): Adam, David, 1972- | Obsessive-compulsive disorder -- AnecdotesDDC classification: 616.85/227 | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 616.85 Ad13 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003717410 |
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Includes bibliographical references.
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.
"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.
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