What we don’t know about ourselves can be destructive. Self–awareness is the key to real growth.

In Inside the Mind of a Psychiatrist: And… how to enter your own mind, Dr. Art Smukler shares his own journey into psychoanalysis and how it can also benefit you.

In this candid, story-driven memoir, he invites you along. Meet Jerome, who believed a microphone was implanted in his ear, Polly, who ran naked across a college campus clutching a butcher knife, Brian, the bullied teenager who needed permission to fight back. And a young medical student named Art Smukler, whose own psychoanalysis changed everything.
Part gripping case studies, part practical guide, Inside the Mind of a Psychiatrist shows you how the unconscious shapes your choices and your life. Whether you’re in therapy, considering it, a psychiatric resident, or simply curious about what makes us all tick, this book will surprise you, move you, and help you understand yourself.

Little Italy, The Secret of Carol Rosa, and Patient X complete his psychological suspense series.

As a private practitioner, and UCLA professor, Art Smukler, MD, balances the absurdities and wisdom of psychiatry with the raw humanity of his patients – and his own. With humor, honesty, and heart, you’ll learn the highs and lows of becoming a psychiatrist, and get the tools you need to understand the unconscious part of your own mind.

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