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The man who couldn't stop : OCD and the true story of a life lost in thought
- Title
- The man who couldn't stop : OCD and the true story of a life lost in thought / David Adam.
- Author
- Adam, David, 1972-
- Publication
- New York : Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
- ©2014
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 16-3043 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- 324 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- "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."--Jacket.
- Alternative Title
- OCD and the true story of a life lost in thought
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder and the true story of a life lost in thought
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Anecdotes.
- Popular Works.
- Note
- "Originally published in 2014 by Picador, an imprint of Pan Macmillan, Great Britain"--Title page verso.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-319).
- 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.
- Call Number
- JFD 16-3043
- ISBN
- 9780374223953
- 0374223955
- 9780374710514
- 0374710511
- LCCN
- 2014017387
- OCLC
- 879329773
- Author
- Adam, David, 1972- author.
- Title
- The man who couldn't stop : OCD and the true story of a life lost in thought / David Adam.
- Publisher
- New York : Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
- Copyright Date
- ©2014
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-319).
- Research Call Number
- JFD 16-3043