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Posted by Squiggles on September 24, 2002, at 20:57:07
I',m presently reading this paperback,
which i picked up at a rummage sale on
account of its archaic title. It's turning
out to be a very good psychiatric thriller.
The author C. Carr has obviously studied
the history of psychology and it makes
his work very interesting indeed. There
was a give-away with the eyes because i have
read the same stuff - but i won;t let it out
here. For those who would like to read it
i should warn you, that it is a bit ghorry.There is another book of a totally different
genre that I keep running across on the net
on psychiatric self-help books: by David. D. Burns,
"Feeling Good" - i am wondering if anyone
has read this and what they think of it. It
looks like pop psych. by the man is a dr. and
a psychiatrist i think, so i may be wronging it.tx
Squiggles
Posted by jane d on September 27, 2002, at 15:53:24
In reply to The Alienist [psychoanalyst], posted by Squiggles on September 24, 2002, at 20:57:07
I loved this book especially the historical portrait of New York. The psychology was entertaining too. It was a lot better than most of the mysteries I read. As I recall, I was less excited about the sequel "The Angel of Darkness" though I enjoyed it too.
Posted by Squiggles on September 27, 2002, at 15:59:52
In reply to Re: Alienist - fun mystery, thriller or whatever » Squiggles, posted by jane d on September 27, 2002, at 15:53:24
Yes, I think Carr was very careful
to provide a "Jack the Ripper" kind of
atmosphere. I really like his research
into the turn of the century psychology
schools. I just knew he was going to
do the "eye" thing because we were so
excited by that experiment when I studied
Psychology.I've not finished it yet. I think it
would make an excellent film.Squiggles
Posted by jane d on September 27, 2002, at 16:01:16
In reply to The Alienist [psychoanalyst], posted by Squiggles on September 24, 2002, at 20:57:07
Squiggles,
There's a very recent thread on this book at Psycho Psycho Babble and I'm sure that if you look in the archives you'll find many more.
The latest one is at:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20020829/msgs/1109.html
I wasn't very impressed by the book but many peope claim it's been helpful.
Jane
Posted by mashogr8 on September 29, 2002, at 20:39:46
In reply to re: Feeling Good » Squiggles, posted by jane d on September 27, 2002, at 16:01:16
Hi, I do own the book. I bought it during one of my many self-help desperation moves since therapy and meds weren't working. The book didn't really hellp either. It was a good introduction for me before my pdoc recommended a CBT therapist. My problem with the therapy and the book, is that I feel like I am being tricked into thinking my thoughts are all screwed up and irrational. In some ways, I often felt like it was just like arguing with my husband and I would always lose to logic.
What I did like about the book -- it had a copy of the Beck Depression Inventory which I used to guage how bad off I might be during the inevitable downturns I am subject to. You should be able to find one of the old editions in second hand book stores. I haven't looked at the new edition which I think has a supplementary workbook.
I have the ALIENST somewhere in our house. It had seemed to be a very interesting book to read. I'll have to do more digging.
MA
Posted by Squiggles on September 29, 2002, at 21:07:59
In reply to re: Feeling Good, posted by mashogr8 on September 29, 2002, at 20:39:46
Thanks MA;
Actually i have a book by Beck - it is a general
book on depression with a yellow cover and cute
cartoons. It is a very good general book for
the novice.Still reading "The Alienist" - engrossing and
engrossed out - but very good really.take care
Squiggles
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