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Amazon.com Review Susannah Cahalan�s first book Brain on Fire documented her experience with a treatable autoimmune disease that masqueraded as mental illness. The disease did so by causing inflammation on her brain, and after being misdiagnosed with schizophrenia, she was given antipsychotic drugs and nearly transferred to the psych ward. Luckily, an insightful doctor saved her from being committed to a very different life than the one she is living now. Diseases like that are called the great pretenders, because their symptoms mimic the behaviors of psychiatric illnesses. Cahalan�s personal experience led her deeper into the study of mental health, where she learned of a groundbreaking 1973 study called �On Being Sane in Insane Places.� In that study, a Stanford psychologist named David Rosenhan, along with seven other sane people, volunteered to get themselves committed into asylums by repeating the words �thud, empty, hollow.� That was pretty much all it took. Eventually, they had to find their way out. The Great Pretender is a panoramic look at the mental health industry, but at its center is a mystery. As Cahalan, who is a journalist, sets out to learn more about Rosenhan�s study, her work uncovers as many questions as it does answers. The result is a book that broadens our understanding of a system that many feel is broken, at the same time that it deepens our relationship to the people who are affected by that system (those who are admitted and those who are administering). It may also serve as a reminder that it�s not always good for us to meet our heroes. The more we read about Rosenhan, the more we begin to wonder if he wasn't a different kind of pretender than people thought him to be.--Chris Schluep, Amazon Book Review Read more Review Named One of the Top 100 Must-Read Books of 2019 by TIME MagazineNamed a Best Book of November by the New York Times, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, Business Insider, Refinery29, Bustle, CrimeReads, Popsugar, and PureWow Named a Best Book of the Fall by Kirkus, Bookish, and LitHub 'The Great Pretender reads like a detective story, with Cahalan revealing tantalizing clues at opportune moments so we can experience the thrills of discovery alongside her...What she unearthed turned out to be far stranger, as documented in her absorbing new book, The Great Pretender. It's the kind of story that has levels to it, only instead of a townhouse it's more like an Escher print. On one level: A profile of Rosenhan and his study. On another: Cahalan's own experience of researching the book. And on a third: The fraught history of psychiatry and the pursuit of scientific knowledge.'?New York Times'A thrilling mystery--and a powerful case for a deeper understanding of mental illness.'?People Magazine 'A thrilling and lively work of investigative journalism...This vital book, full of intelligence and brio, is a must-read for anyone who has mental illness issues somewhere in their life -- i.e., everyone.'?Marion Winik, Minneapolis Star Tribune'An urgent, personal book...The Great Pretender reads like a suspense novel, with the reader unable to stop turning the pages. [This book] cements Cahalan's place in the ranks of the country's sharpest writers of nonfiction. The Great Pretender is an essential book, an a plea for the world to come to terms with the way we're treating some of our most vulnerable people.'?NPR'A gripping, insightful read, The Great Pretender...has the urgency of a call to action.'?TIME Magazine'Bold, brave, and original, THE GREAT PRETENDER grips you as tightly as the madness it investigates. Cahalan writes with enormous intelligence and style, and propels you through this dark and fascinating journey into psychiatry and the very nature of sanity.'?Susan Orlean, New York Times bestselling author of The Orchid Thief and The Library Book'People have asked me over the years: If they liked The Psychopath Test, what should they read next? I now have an answer. THE GREAT PRETENDER is such an achievement. It is a wonderful look at the anti-psychiatry movement and a great adventure--gripping, investigative--and is destined to become a popular and important book.'?Jon Ronson, New York Times bestselling author of The Psychopath Test and So You've Been Publicly Shamed'A masterpiece of historical reconstruction...an intellectual detective story [and] a towering critique of our systems of mental health-care. If I could've written this book, I would have.'?Ron Powers, New York Times bestselling author of No One Cares About Crazy People'Engaging [and] illuminating.'?Science Read more See all Editorial Reviews
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