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  • 28 Sep 2009
    Disturbances of the Mind
    Douwe Draaisma

    WSJ Five Best – Novels About Mental Disorders

    Psychology historian Douwe Draaisma writes for the Wall Street Journal's "Five Best" column on the best novels dealing with mental disorders. Draaisma's "Disturbances of the Mind" is a sensitive, fascinating set of histories of a dozen disorders.

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  • 4 Aug 2009
    Disturbances of the Mind

    Does Your Mind’s Eye See This?

    The first documented case of Bonnet’s syndrome involved a 90 year old man with poor eyesight. As the days darkened, he began to see visions: thirty foot carriages, imaginary visitors, women with boxes on their heads, and dancing butterflies.

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