Whispers: The Voices of Paranoia - Brossura

Siegel, Ronald K.

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ISBN 10: 0684802856 ISBN 13: 9780684802855

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster, 1996

Riassunto

From a renowned scientist, a vivid and "utterly fascinating" (Los Angeles Times) exploration of the suspicion, terror, and rage that possess the mind of the paranoid.

The paranoid inhabits a different realm of being, one that tilts the world ever so slightly. Delusions and hallucinations feed on each other, flourishing with amazing speed. Locked in a new mode of thinking the paranoid views life as from a cell. In a dozen case studies Dr. Ronald Siegel takes us on a chilling but mesmerizing journey into the dark mysteries of the human mind.

We meet a woman who hears her teeth whispering; a beautiful ballet dancer who is in love with a shadow; a UCLA student who believes Hitler is speaking to him through a stolen computer program; and a cocaine addict for whom the invasion of imaginary bugs was strong enough to drive him to commit murder.

A dedicated and compassionate scientist, Dr. Siegel follows his patients into the shadowlands where paranoia flourishes—drug addiction, prison, organized crime, and terrorism often at risk to himself. He explores mild cases of patients who vaguely believe something is stalking them to serious cases of patients with apocalyptic visions so intense that they shake the foundations of an entire community. Fascinating, enlightening, and immersive, “reading Whispers is like reading about an exotic and dangerous travel adventure” (The Washington Post).

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Informazioni sull?autore

Ronald K. Siegel, PhD, is Associate Research Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Science at UCLA. A contributor to such publications as Omni and Scientific American, he is also the author of the highly regarded Intoxication and Fire in the Brain. He is frequently called upon as an expert in high-profile criminal cases. He lives in Los Angeles.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Simon & Schuster
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0684802856
• ISBN 13: 9780684802855
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 320
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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