Re: Request for assistance
Charles Dickens (cdickens@RMPLC.CO.UK)
Wed, 13 May 1998 11:57:26 -0100
My dear Miss Annette,
The sickness of the mind ever seemed to me more extraordinary and
disturbing than the sickness of the body, but you cannot expect me to
discuss it in terms that have become fashionable since my time, however much
I am declared to have anticipated the observations those terms are used to
describe. I leave that to modern sages.
Faithfully yours,
Charles Dickens
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>Dear Mr. Dickens and Gentle Readers,
> I have just received my Master's degree in psychological counseling,
and am planning a doctoral program. One of my future projects in assessment
is to look at several of Mr. Dickens' fascinating characters and diagnose
them according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
(DSM-IV).
> I am considering Bill Sykes and Nancy from Oliver Twist, and Miss
Havisham from Great Expectations. I will be re-reading Mr. Dickens' stories
over the summer, and would appreciate any suggestions about particular
characters, or books which seem particularly fruitful in psychopathology.
> Are there any psychologists or counselors out there among the rest of you?
> With best regards,
> Annette
>
>
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