Sybil exposed : the extraordinary story behind the famous multiple-personality case
Nathan, Debbie2011
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The compelling true story of the three women - a Manhattan psychiatrist, a glamorous magazine writer, and a troubled young woman - behind the psychology case that shook the world. In the 1950s, Sybil Dorsett, a young woman from a tiny Midwest town, was diagnosed with a new psychiatric condition - multiple personality disorder. Journalist Debbie Nathan reveals, for the first time, that the Sybil case was an elaborate fraud albeit one that the perpetrators may have half-believed. Nathan follows an enormous trail of papers, records, photos, and tapes to show that what really powered the legend was a trio of women who together spun their story into bestseller gold. The result is an intensely fascinating portrait of a pop-culture phenomenon and the complex psychological factors that primed the world to receive it.
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Author:
Imprint:
Brunswick, Vic. : Scribe, c2011.
Collation:
xxi, 297 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports., facsims. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781921844492
Dewey class:
616.852360926616.8523
Language:
English
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BRN:
216657
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | -Biography | BIOG 616.8523 DORS | Available |