Twelve Cases: a Psychiatrist's True Stories of Mental Illness and Addiction (and Other Human Predispositions)

Luminare Press. New. Luminare Press, 6/1/2018 12: 00: 00 AM New Daniel Mierlak, MD, PhD is Clinical Assistant Professor at Weill Cornell Medical College and Medical Director of the Freedom Institute He is board certified in general and addiction psychiatry, and sees patients in Manhattan and Montclair, New Jersey, where he lives with his family

Are you curious about the shadowy parts of the human psyche? Join Dr Daniel Mierlak, a psychiatrist for twenty-five years, on a journey to the stranger corners of human experience Here you'll meet: Tony, chauffeur to the fabulously rich, who overcomes crippling anxiety only to find himself descend into a homicidal rage following a botched cosmetic procedure Amanda, hospitalized for mania, who sees a change to her medicine as an assassination attempt, and then stalks her doctor for a year after discharge James, a schizophrenic hearing voices telling him to kill himself, whose piano playing leads to a shocking secret about his past Psychiatric treatment is normally a private encounter and often misunderstood In describing twelve of his most challenging cases, Dr Mierlak brings you into his sessions, into his patients' lives, and into the world of psychiatry Get ready for some surprises