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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
4.0
Dr Oliver Sacks was a well known neurologist and wrote several books based on his extensive body of work. This one is a collection of case studies from patients who had neurological issues causing all sorts of wild presentations (e.g. hearing music that isn’t there due to a localised seizure, or waking up one day and not recognising the left side of their body).
I started reading this book two years ago after having it on my wish list for ages, given my background and interest in psychology, and have been dipping in and out ever since.
This was published in 1985 so there is some outdated terminology. The ‘R’ word is used quite a bit, however bearing in mind this was the accepted clinical term to describe people with intellectual disabilities at the time.
I thoroughly enjoyed this fascinating book, and I’d recommend it to anyone with an interest. It can sometimes be a bit clinical and use terminology that might not be familiar to everyone, but nothing that a little Google won’t fix ✌
I started reading this book two years ago after having it on my wish list for ages, given my background and interest in psychology, and have been dipping in and out ever since.
This was published in 1985 so there is some outdated terminology. The ‘R’ word is used quite a bit, however bearing in mind this was the accepted clinical term to describe people with intellectual disabilities at the time.
I thoroughly enjoyed this fascinating book, and I’d recommend it to anyone with an interest. It can sometimes be a bit clinical and use terminology that might not be familiar to everyone, but nothing that a little Google won’t fix ✌