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The Man Who Couldn't Stop

Paperback • 2015 • 1. edition

The Man Who Couldn't Stop

By David Adam

1 Ratings • 4.0 of 5

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About the book

A Sunday Times Bestseller Have you ever had a strange urge to jump from a tall building, or steer your car into oncoming traffic? You are not alone. In this captivating fusion of science, history and personal memoir, writer David Adam explores the weird thoughts that exist within every mind, and how they drive millions of us towards obsessions and compulsions. David has suffered from OCD for twenty years, and The Man Who Couldn't Stop is his unflinchingly honest attempt to understand the conditi...Show more

Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints
Psychological methodology
Child, developmental and lifespan psychology

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ISBN

9781447277682

Publisher

Pan Macmillan

Published year

2015

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Edition

1

Original title

The Man Who Couldn't Stop

Format

Paperback

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