A review by lovelyoutliers
Into the Abyss: A Neuropsychiatrist's Notes on Troubled Minds by Anthony David

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

This book is a series of vignettes pulled from Tony David’s decades of neuropsychiatric practice and research. I found the first few to be very compelling, insightful, and well-written, but by the end, found that the lack of thread connecting the stories together felt like a collection of beautifully written case reports. 

I work with Prof David at UCL and I think I also enjoyed the rare insight into his life that peeks through in refreshing glimmers. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical trauma, Death of parent, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Rape, Mental illness, and Eating disorder