"Gary Small's remarkable achievement in this book is his uncanny ability to transport the reader into a heretofore unfamiliar world of psychiatry and mental illness. The reader feels like a fly on the wall, witnessing what it's really like to stand in both the doctor's shoes and those of his patients, who experience a variety of discomfiting and eye-opening mental health conditions. Reading it will entertain you, fascinate you, inspire you, and teach you more about other people and yourself than you ever thought you knew." - Sonja Lyubomirsky, author of The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want and Professor of Psychology, University of California, Riverside
"Fascinating . . . Small writes with empathy and humor about the complexity of human relationships, reflecting on his lifelong struggle to help his clients gain insight and surmount their problems." - Booklist
"When a psychiatrist promises to 'tell all' about his 15 most unusual cases in 30 years of practice, a reader gets his hopes up. In The Naked Lady Who Stood on Her Head, Dr. Gary Small delivers on his promise with some fascinating tales. . . . It's a good read." - Malcolm Ritter, Associated Press
"Filled with captivating and insightful stories revealing the inner lives of unusual patients...offers an insider's view into how mental health professionals grow. I found it hard to put this treasure of a book down." - Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., author of Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation and Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA

Publisher: William Morrow & Company

Pub date: 2011-11-15

Length: 288 pages