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Truestoriesaremorebizarrethananyfiction,andDr.GarySmallknowsthisbest.Afterthirtydistinguishedyearsofpsychiatryandgroundbreakingresearchonthehumanbrain,Dr.Smallhasseenitall—nowheisreadytoopenhisofficedoorsforthefirsttimeandtellallaboutthemostmysterious,intriguing,andbizarrepatientsofhiscareer.TheNakedLadyWhoStoodonHerHeadisaspellbindingrecordofthedoctor'smostbewilderingcases,fromnakedheadstandsandhystericalblindnesstofaintingschoolgirlsandself-amputations.Itisanilluminatingjourneyintothemindofapracticingpsychiatristandhislifeinmedicineasitevolvesovertime—abehind-the-sceneslookatthefieldandavarietyofmentaldiseasesasthey'veneverbeenseenordiagnosedbefore.You'llfindyourselfexploringthepuzzlingeccentricitiesthatmakeushuman.Oftenfunny,sometimestragic,andalwayscompelling,Dr.Smalltakesyouonatourofhiscareerthatmovesfromthehallsofacrowdedinner-cityBostonemergencyroomtothemultimillion-dollarskilodgesofthenation'selite.Inbetween,Dr.Smallintroducesastrangecastoftrue-lifecharactersandconditions,whiledealingwithmysterioushystericalblindness,amanconvincedthathispenisisshrinking,secretdoublelives,andfrighteninglypsychoticromanticdesires.Hiscareerandpersonallifecomefullcirclewhenhisownmentorbecomeshispatient,makingSmallrealizethatnooneisbeyondmentalexploration—notevenhimself.