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In the Devil's Grasp; Life of a Schizophrenic and a Psychoanalysis of Robert's Dreams, Fantasies, and Hallucinations
In the Devil's Grasp Life of a Schizophrenic and a Psychoanalysis of Robert's Dreams Fantasies and Hallucinations Author:Robert Young, Kelwala This is the story of a man's struggle with psychosis. A totally honest autobiographical account of his descent into and return from madness. With astonishing objectivity, Mr. Young noted and remembered the crazy thoughts, emotions, hallucinations and delusions that possessed his mind in the throes of utter madness and finally put them into writi... more »ng. After Schreber's account of his schizophrenia in 1903 and its psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud in 1911, this is perhaps the second completely dispassionate, first hand narration and analysis of psychotic thought processes. In his section, Dr. Kelwala gives a fascinating insight into the psychology and biology of a wide range of psychiatric problems and human conditions including Attention Deficit and Learning Disorders, the nature of REM Sleep and Phylogenetic Memories, Tourette's Disorder, Phobias, Animal Gods, Eating Disorders, OCD, Speech Impediments, Music, Sports, Back Pain and Paranoia« less