Top 10 books about psychotherapy
Its tantalising mix of self-exposure and self-discovery is as intriguing in fiction as it is in fact. A therapist-novelist recommends the best of both
Unspeakable by Harriet Shawcross – a personal study of silence
As a teenager, Harriet Shawcross stopped speaking for a year. Her attempt to make sense of that experience investigates the essence of language itself
The Brink of Being by Julia Bueno review – we need to talk about miscarriage
A thoughtful study of pregnancy loss offers a candid discussion that few are prepared to have
‘When we dream, we have the perfect chemical canvas for intense visions’
US journalist Alice Robb on her new book about the science of dreams
Dorothy Rowe obituary
Psychologist who believed in listening to patients, and could express complex ideas with brilliant simplicity
Molly Case, the NHS nurse who finds poetry on the wards
The student nurse whose impassioned poem about the NHS went viral talks about her new memoir
The Nocturnal Brain by Guy Leschziner review – bizarre sleep stories
From eating and motorbike riding while asleep to corks in the bed as a cure for restless legs – a neurologist’s casebook
What Dementia Teaches Us about Love by Nicci Gerrard review – savage realities
A powerful and beautifully written account, centred on the experience of the author’s father, and identifying a crisis in care
The best form of self-help is … a healthy dose of unhappiness
We’re more likely to find solace by accepting reality rather than in positive thinking, says author Tim Lott
Good Reasons for Bad Feelings review – a new approach to mental disorder
Randolph Nesse’s insightful book suggests that conditions such as anxiety and depression have a clear evolutionary purpose