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Passing for Normal - a Memoir of Compulsion

BMJ 2001; 322 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.010236a (Published 01 February 2001) Cite this as: BMJ 2001;322:010236a
  1. Rhys Thomas, fourth year medical student1
  1. 1Imperial College London

You'll find Passing for Normal in the psychology section of your local bookshop. Really, it shouldn't be there. Perhaps there is no specific category into which this book fits comfortably, being relevant to both clinicians as well those who fancy a damn good read.

Amy Wilensky tells of her battles with the neurological disorder Tourette's syn. drome and how they shaped her childhood and adolescence. During this time they were dismissed …

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