Shadow Syndromes : Recognizing and Coping with the Hidden Psychological Disorders That Can Influence Your Behavior and Silently Determine t
Author: M.D. John J. Ratey
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ISBN: 0679439684
Publisher: Pantheon Books (04 February, 1997)
Sales Rank: 84,923
Average Customer Rating: 4.19 out of 5
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Rating: 5 out of 5
Loners or People-people--READ THIS BOOK!
Especially if you live with engineers or computer nerds. Find out what makes them tick--or tock! They are different, for good reasons. We ALL are different, for good reasons!
Find YOUR reason!
A little depression, a little obsessive-compulsive disorder, a little hypomania (which sounds like a lot of fun!)
And what to do about it--if anything.
Extremely interesting, eye-opening!
Could save many foundering friendships and marriages.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Shadow Syndromes explains so much!
I read this book because our child had just been diagnosed with one of the "Shadow Syndromes," Asperger Disorder. As so often happens with childhood-onset brain disorders, he has symptoms that are a mixture of various disorders -- major depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder. (These are hereditary disorders when appearing in one so young.) After reading this book, so many elements of our son's puzzling behavior, and the milder symptoms present in my husband and myself are more understandable. If you or your loved ones have mild forms of more serious brain disorders, this book is for you. I had an "aha" experience at every chapter. Our policy is not to buy any book unless we have already read a copy from the library and know that we will refer to it again and again -- that it is truly useful. This book fits that criterion. Read it.
Rating: 5 out of 5
A beautiful job! Don't miss out.
When one has suffered as intensely and for as long with many of the mental disorders described in this book--both major and mild--as I and 4 generations in my family have, FERVENT applause goes to Dr. Ratey for his elegant work. I can attest to his astonishing expertise and extraordinary compassion in this practical, uplifting, fascinating book. The authors make it look easy, but don't be deceived by the lack of jargon. The data is sound. Perhaps your interior life isn't as "interesting" as mine (bipolar II (hypomania), OCD, ADD, a soupcon of autism, a touch of Tourette's, and an eating disorder). You will still learn a lot and enjoy the process. I gained more profound personal insights in one brisk reading of Shadow Syndromes than I did in the last 40 years of slogging from crisis to crisis. Seeing some answers to my deepest, scariest questions about my conditions both moved and elated me. If the truth makes you free, then I am soaring right over the rainbow! Similar Products
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