Reflections of a Cynical Clinical Psychologist

The book is a treasure chest of anecdotes and incisive humor; the author's memory is exceptional, many of the tales hilarious, and many of them horrifying. His advocacy on behalf of helpful policies, and against the idiocies that caused people pain and anguish--admirable, and beyond admirable. I liked his ability to deftly conjure up the people he worked with--patients and colleagues. He has an amazing perspective, and a rich inventory of all that was good, less good, and awful in the way we've dealt with mental illness for the past half century--in its more florid incarnations, and its less lethal instances. And the horrors noted in his early work at an old state hospital leavened by his wit made for an exceptional outlook on that era. Loved the book! - Jay Neugeboren, Author of Imagining Robert and Transforming Madness. The book is a treasure chest of anecdotes and incisive humor; the author's memory is exceptional, many of the tales hilarious, and many of them horrifying. His advocacy on behalf of helpful policies, and against the idiocies that caused people pain and anguish admirable, and beyond admirable. I liked his ability to deftly conjure up the people he worked with, patients and colleagues. He has an amazing perspective, and a rich inventory of all that was good, less good, and awful in the way we've dealt with mental illness for the past half century in its more florid incarnations, and its less lethal instances. And the horrors noted in his early work at an old state hospital leavened by his wit made for an exceptional outlook on that era. Loved the book! - Jay Neugeboren, Author of Imagining Robert and Transforming Madness.