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Obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Anecdotes.
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The man who couldn't...
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The man who couldn't stop : OCD and the true story of a life lost in thought / David Adam.
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Adam, David, 1972- author.
New York : Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
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Adam, David, 1972-
Obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Anecdotes.
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9780374223953 (hbk.)
0374223955 (hbk.)
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324 pages ; 22 cm
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First American edition.
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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"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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616.85227 Adam
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