Sybil exposed : the extraordinary story behind the famous multiple personality case

Summary: Sybil. The 1973 nonfiction blockbuster and the TV movie based on it became both a pop phenomenon and a revolutionary force in the psychotherapy industry. The book rocketed multiple personality disorder into public consciousness. Nathan presents proof that the allegedly true story was largely fabricated. What really powered the legend was a trio of women: the willing patient, her ambitious shrink, and the imaginative journalist who spun their story into bestseller gold.

Record details

ISBN: 9781439168271 :
ISBN: 143916827X :
Physical Description: print
xxi, 297 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Edition: 1st Free Press hardcover ed.
Publisher: New York : Free Press, c2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-282) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	pt. I. Symptoms -- Shirley -- Connie -- Flora -- pt II. Diagnosis -- Dr. Wilbur -- Miss Mason -- Professor Schreiber -- pt. III. Treatment -- Manhattan -- The couch -- Addiction -- Clinical tales -- Convalescence -- Cure -- Impatience -- pt. IV. Case study -- The edit -- The book -- The film -- pt. V. Relapse -- Commitment -- Exposure -- Breakdown -- Contagion -- Containment -- Demise.