Into the Abyss
A neuropsychiatrist's notes on troubled minds

The author want to describe different mental health issues by using case studies. For those unfamiliar with common diagnosis, the book might be really interesting and enlightening, but for me there just wasn’t much I hadn’t heard before. The second part of the book were more interesting though, I di......more

Using extended anecdotal case studies, Anthony David gives us insights into psychotic catatonia, depersonalisation disorder, terminal depression, hypomania, eating disorder, pervasive refusal disorder and conversion disorder. These are all conditions that can end up in hospitalisation. Listing the s......more

David writes from the perspective of both a neur0scientist and a practicing psychiatrist’s perspective about a number of challenging patients he has treated. When most lay people think about mental ill-health, they look for easy answers as to causes – social media, sexual abuse, drugs, poverty, weal......more

ENGLISH (Into the abyss) / ITALIANO People suffering from schizophrenia have high levels of dopamine, while Parkinson's disease is characterized by the lack of dopamine. Well, Jennifer is a 35 year old girl affected by both diseases. Patrick, following a bicycle accident, no longer recognizes the wor......more

Po prostu niesamowite. Pozycja, która jest bardzo ogólnym i jakże fascynującym wprowadzeniem w dziedzinę neuropsychiatrii. Opisuje konkretnych pacjentów z dosyć nietuzinkowymi dolegliwościami oraz ich proces leczenia (lub nie). Każda strona książki wprowadzała mnie w większe zaciekawienie i podekscyt......more