{"product_id":"dostoyevskys-stalker-and-other-essays-on-psychopathology-and-the-arts-paperback","title":"Dostoyevsky's Stalker and Other Essays on Psychopathology and the Arts - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Sperber\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDostoyevsky's Stalker\u003c\/i\u003e, we discover how the arts may illuminate psychiatry and psychoanalysis, as well as how these disciplines may elucidate works of literature, art, and cinema. Examining a diversity of authors, artists, historical figures, and psychopaths over the course of modern history, this groundbreaking collection of essays proposes a paradigm shift in psychiatry, based on the idea that some symptoms of mental illness may have constructive uses and may be used by the sufferer for mental and spiritual growth instead of going untreated or else being \"analyzed away.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Sperber\u003c\/b\u003e, M.D., is the author of \u003ci\u003eHenry David Thoreau: Cycles and Psyche\u003c\/i\u003e and the co-editor (with Lissy F. Jarvik, M.D., Ph.D.) of \u003ci\u003ePsychiatry and Genetics: Psychosocial, Ethical and Legal Considerations\u003c\/i\u003e. Dr. Sperber trained in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, where he taught for many years. He has also taught in the honors program, Department of Social Relations, Harvard College, and is currently psychiatric consultant to the Neuropsychiatry \/ Behavioral Neurology Service at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 13, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45174575202383,"sku":"9780761849933","price":95.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/3083\/3487\/files\/qystqxFxt99780761849933.webp?v=1778122590","url":"https:\/\/lumaryon.com\/products\/dostoyevskys-stalker-and-other-essays-on-psychopathology-and-the-arts-paperback","provider":"Lumaryon Universal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}