The Flock: The Autobiography of a Multiple Personality

The Flock: The Autobiography of a Multiple Personality

The groundbreaking first-person account of successful recovery from dissociative identity disorder, now featuring a new preface by the author

When Joan Frances Casey, a married twenty-six-year-old graduate student, â‚¬Å“awokeâ‚¬Â on the ledge of a building ready to jump, it wasnâ‚¬t the first time she couldnâ‚¬t explain her whereabouts. Soon after, Lynn Wilson, an experienced psychiatric social worker, diagnosed Joan with multiple personality disorder. She prescribed a radical program of reparenting therapy to individually treat her patientâ‚¬s twenty-four separate personalities. As Lynn came to know Joanâ‚¬s distinct selvesâ‚¬"Josie, the self-destructive toddler; Rusty, the motherless boy; Renee, the people pleaserâ‚¬"she uncovered a pattern of emotional and physical abuse that had nearly consumed a remarkable young woman.
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Praise for The Flock

â‚¬Å“A testimony to [Caseyâ‚¬s]Â courage and the dedication of her therapist, who believed that a profoundly fragmented self has the capacity to heal within a loving therapeutic relationship.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"The New York Times Book Review
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â‚¬Å“Absolutely mesmerizing . . . the first coherent autobiographical study of its kind.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"The Detroit News
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â‚¬Å“A compelling psychological odyssey offering unique insights into a nightmare world.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Kirkus Reviews
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â‚¬Å“Extraordinary . . . deftly told and studded with striking images.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Publishers Weekly
Country USA
Brand Ballantine Books
Manufacturer Random House Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0449907325_used
Color Black
ReleaseDate 1992-05-26
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780449907320

Country	USA
Brand	Ballantine Books
Manufacturer	Random House Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0449907325_used
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	1992-05-26
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780449907320

The Flock: The Autobiography of a Multiple Personality

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