The Madness of Prince Hamlet: And Other Delusions of Extraordinary States of Mind

by Robert M. Youngson

Among this stimulating book's questions and surprising answers, The Madness of Prince Hamlet asks, Was the Prince of Denmark suffering from Ganser Syndrome (also known as the syndrome of the almost... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786706244
• ISBN13: 9780786706242
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Love It!

Though I might not agre with all the theories put forth in this book I enjoyed reading it and thought it was very informative without going too much in depth. a wonderful read.

Things you could never imagine to know.

Every now and then you here people talk about someone famous who got some kind of known syndrome, like maybe Schizophrenia or a phobia. In this unique book you can find some of the most entertaining, depressive, anomalous and unbelievable syndromes and states of mind ever known to man. Some syndromes may be just a dellusion or, some other are real and are ready to sneak up on you just when you think you are safe from any type of disease or syndrome. This book is really entertaining and is good for all ages starting from 14 years of age. READ IT!

Rich source of factual information!

The author tells his readers that a shallow grasp of knowledge is always a pleasant experience. I agree. This book gives all the amazing, and oustandingly deviant facts about many aspects of abnormal psychology. This book not only gives information on different disorders (or extraordinary states of mind, as the author calls them), but such intriguing issues as mathematical mind, Freudian psychology and demonic possession. Although this is a good "factual" text, what I found lacking was the humanistic approach to this topic. Issues such as how patients and their families deal with their problems and how society views these issues were not mentioned in the text. As I think this is a significant aspect of abnormal psychology, this book missed out a lot on that. Also, there are some parts in the book where the author writes about "his" way of thinking about things. He warns about this in his introduction, and as this is not a textbook, giving opinions can be justified. By reading the author's view on certain things, readers would be able to think and choose to either agree or disagree with his views. After all, this is an excellent book to exercise and enjoy your interest-driven minds with.