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The heartbreaking memoir of a prominent scholar's long journey to put the pieces of his fractured life together. In 1989, Oxnam, successful China scholar and president of the Asia Society, faced up to what he thought was his biggest personal challenge: alcoholism. But this dependency masked a problem far more serious: multiple personality disorder. At the peak of his professional career, Oxnam was haunted by periodic blackouts and episodic rages. After his family and friends intervened, Oxnam received help from a psychiatrist and entered a rehab center. It wasn't until six months later that…
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2 editions- Paperback · English · 2006Hyperion · 285 pages · 9781401308681
- Hardcover · English · 2005Hyperion · 285 pages · 9781401302276
Mental healthMultiple personalityPatientsBiographyTreatmentClinical neuropsychologyNeuropsychologyNervous system, diseases







