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In Two Minds: Tales of a Psychotherapist
Through the fascinating stories of his work with patients and the examination of his own life story as a Holocaust survivor, the author describes the struggles and discoveries in his varied four-decade career as a retired medical doctor, psychiatrist, and psychotherapist. Each chapter offers a glimpse into psychotherapeutic encounters, ranging from field work with disaster survivors and patients grappling with terminal illness and postnatal depression to the private challenges of unearthing childhood trauma in a sex offender. The ubiquitous human issues such as morality, trauma, illness, and death are articulated and grappled with throughout the collection. The text also illustrates how split minds attempt to forge meaningful lives out of adversity.
- GenresPsychology
288 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2009
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January 15, 2014
Incredible insight into the human mind (both conscious and unconscious), the physical body, trauma, emotions and the amazing link between them all. The chapters on different patients in this book, keep you intrigued and invested. Though some cases were a bit hard to hear about the suffering and trauma they had to endure was inconceivable and very upsetting. It really makes you confront the depth of human depravity.
February 3, 2023
Easy & enjoyable story about his life & cases as an psychotherapist.
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