Bush on the Couch Rev Ed Inside the Mind of the President

Name: Bush on the Couch Rev Ed Inside the Mind of the President
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ISBN: 9780061430657

ISBN-10: 006143065X

ISBN-13: 9780061430657

Edition: Revised

Authors: Justin A. Frank

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With the Bush administration in permanent crisis, a renowned Washington psychoanalyst updates his portrait of George W.'s public persona-and how it has damaged the presidency. Insightful and accessible, courageous and controversial, Bush on the Couch sheds startling new light on George W. Bush's psyche and its impact on the way he governs, tackling head-on the question few seem willing to ask: Is our president psychologically fit to run the country? With an eye for the subtleties of human behavior sharpened by thirty years of clinical practice, Dr. Justin A. Frank traces the development of Bush's character from childhood through his presidency, identifying and analyzing his patterns…

Book details

List price: $16.99
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 10/23/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.02" wide x 9.02" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 0.902

Justin A. Frank, M.D., is a clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry at George Washington University Medical Center. Since 1980 he has been a teaching analyst at the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute. He is past president of the Greater Washington Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility. Dr. Frank lives and practices psychoanalysis in Washington, D.C.



Introduction: Curious about George



The First Family



Affability and Disability



Message in the Bottle



In God I Trust



Outlaw



The Smirk



Twisted Tongues



Oedipus Wrecks



He's Our Man



I Am the Chief



The Man in Mandate


Afterword


Source Notes


Acknowledgments


Index