{"product_id":"the-other-side-of-the-couch-a-psychiatrist-solves-his-most-unusual-cases-isbn-9780061803840","title":"The Other Side of the Couch: A Psychiatrist Solves His Most Unusual Cases","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Stories of human behavior at its most extreme….With humor, compassion, empathy, and insight, Small searches for and finds the humanity that lies hidden under even the most bizarre symptoms.”\u003cbr\u003e—Daniel H. Pink, author of \u003cem\u003eDrive\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Whole New Mind\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA psychiatrist’s stories of his most bizarre cases, \u003cem\u003eThe Other Side of the Couch\u003c\/em\u003e (originally published in hardcover as \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eNaked Lady Who Stood on Her Head\u003c\/em\u003e) by Gary Small, M.D., and Gigi Vorgan—co-authors of \u003cem\u003eThe Memory Bible\u003c\/em\u003e—offers a fascinating and highly entertaining look into the peculiarities of the human mind. In the vein of The \u003cem\u003eMan Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Awakenings\u003c\/em\u003e, and the other bestselling works of Oliver Sacks, \u003cem\u003eThe Other Side of the Couch\u003c\/em\u003e surprises, enthralls, and illuminates as it focuses on medical mysteries that would stump and amaze the brilliant brains on House, M.D.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eA spellbinding record of a doctor’s most bewildering cases—from naked headstands and hysterical blindness to fainting schoolgirls and self-amputations—\u003cem\u003eThe Other Side of the Couch\u003c\/em\u003e is an illuminating journey into the mind of a renowned psychiatrist. Here is a unique behind-the-scenes look at psychiatry and a fascinating exploration into the puzzling eccentricities that make us human. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Gary Small’s remarkable achievement in this book is his uncanny ability to transport the reader into a heretofore unfamiliar world of psychiatry and mental illness.  The reader feels like a fly on the wall, witnessing what it’s really like to stand in both the doctor’s shoes and those of his patients, who experience a variety of discomfiting and eye-opening mental health conditions.  Reading it will entertain you, fascinate you, inspire you, and teach you more about other people and yourself than you ever thought you knew.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSonja Lyubomirsky, author of The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want and Professor of Psychology, University of California, Riverside\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fascinating . . . Small writes with empathy and humor about the complexity of human relationships, reflecting on his lifelong struggle to help his clients gain insight and surmount their problems.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“When a psychiatrist promises to ‘tell all’ about his 15 most unusual cases in 30 years of practice, a reader gets his hopes up. In \u003ci\u003eThe Naked Lady Who Stood on Her Head,\u003c\/i\u003e Dr. Gary Small delivers on his promise with some fascinating tales. . . . It’s a good read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMalcolm Ritter, Associated Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Filled with captivating and insightful stories revealing the inner lives of unusual patients…offers an insider’s view into how mental health professionals grow.  I found it hard to put this treasure of a book down.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel J. Siegel, M.D., author of Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation and Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887921950949,"sku":"NP9780061803840","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061803840.jpg?v=1730227745","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-other-side-of-the-couch-a-psychiatrist-solves-his-most-unusual-cases-isbn-9780061803840","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}