The Devil You Know discusses a number of Dr Adshead's cases throughout her impressive career. It was certainly eye-opening in a number of ways, and sometimes heart-breaking, but unfortunately as a whole it didn't work all that well for me. Note that this is clearly an unpopular opinion, as my fellow readers all loved it. Some cases I found fascinating, others much less so. I disliked the sometimes flowery language, and things like the literary quotes the doctor would think of when she stepped into a room for a consultation that just bugged me and took me out of the experience. Again, this is clearly me being overly sensitive. I also felt that it was somewhat one-sided, monotonous, lots of X or Y grew up in bad circumstances and was exposed to this and that horror and here we are today, with X or Y having committed this or that crime.
Thanks to the Pigeonhole for the opportunity to read this in exchange for an honest opinion.

What baffled me was her praise of the pope at the end... This entire book filled with assault and what it does to your brain at a young age, and you decide to praise the POPE as a beacon of hope and peace? The man who had to apologize on the behalf of all the abuse children have suffered throughout his church?

Make it make sense...

Illustrates the complexity of mental health issues and gives a good insight into the training, experience, and flexibility required to provide psychiatric and therapy services, while somehow managing to not get overly complicated in the telling.

4.5⭐️