James Whitney Hicks, M.D., is director of clinical services at the Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center in New York City. He is also assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at New York University.
"""Each of us has experienced one or several of the various forms of emotional distress described in this enormously helpful book--and who has not sometimes wondered whether, or how, to seek treatment? Finally, here is the book that answers every question lucidly, directly and authoritatively. Dr. Hicks deserves the thanks of every reader, for his remarkable contribution to mental health.""--Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D., author of"" Lost in America: A Journey with My Father and"" How We Die"