Sybil: The True Story Of A Woman Possessed By Sixteen Separate Personalities

Author: Flora Rheta Schreiber

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  • : $23.00 AUD
  • : 9780241967638
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
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  • : September 2013
  • : 198mm X 129mm
  • : United Kingdom
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  • : December 2013
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Description

A controversial cult classic, Sybil by Flora Rheta Schreiber is the extraordinary story of a woman who suffered from multiple personality disorder. 'How are you today?' the doctor asked. 'I'm fine', was the reply. 'But Sybil isn't. She was so sick she couldn't come. So I came instead.' A collaboration between journalist Flora Rheta Schreiber and Sybil's psychiatrist, Dr. Cornelia Wilbur, Sybil is the story of a woman with sixteen separate personalities, and was instrumental in influencing the definition and diagnosis of multiple personality disorder. Sybil's diagnosis has since been called into question - but, forty years after it was first published, her story remains a gripping and disturbing account of one woman's struggle for mental stability and happiness.

Reviews

The story of Sybil is a psychological masterpiece ... enthralling from the first scene to the last -- Lucy Freeman Astonishing book ... It forces you to look at yourself and the people around you in a new way -- Doris Lessing