TY  - BOOK
AU  - Adam,David
TI  - The man who couldn't stop: OCD and the true story of a life lost in thought 
SN  - 0374223955 (hbk.)
PY  - 2015///
CY  - New York
PB  - Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux
KW  - Adam, David,
KW  - Obsessive-compulsive disorder
KW  - Anecdotes
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Our siege mentality -- Bad thoughts -- The mademoiselle and the rat man -- An emerging obsession -- The OCD family -- Cruel to be kind -- The God obsession -- Animals and other relatives -- Man hands on misery to man -- The runaway brain -- Daddy's little helper -- The helicopter view -- Long live lobotomy -- Politics and prejudice -- A new dimension -- Final thoughts
N2  - "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 ... fusion of science, history, and memoir, [science editor and writer] David Adam explores the weird thoughts that exist within every mind and explains how they drive millions of us toward obsession and compulsion"--Dust jacket flap
ER  -