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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Introduction. Obsession in Our Time 1
1. Origins of Obsession 31
2. The Emergence of Obsession 67
3. Specialization as Monomania 81
4. Never Done: Compulsive Writing, Graphomania, Bibliomania 105
5. Freud and Obsession as the Gateway to Psychoanalysis 125
6. Obsessive Sex and Love 145
7. Obsession and Visual Art 187
8. OCD: Now and Forever 209
9. Conclusion: So What? So What? So What? So What? and Other Obsessive Thoughts 235
Acknowledgments 245
Notes 247
Index 277

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Introduction. Obsession in Our Time 1
1. Origins of Obsession 31
2. The Emergence of Obsession 67
3. Specialization as Monomania 81
4. Never Done: Compulsive Writing, Graphomania, Bibliomania 105
5. Freud and Obsession as the Gateway to Psychoanalysis 125
6. Obsessive Sex and Love 145
7. Obsession and Visual Art 187
8. OCD: Now and Forever 209
9. Conclusion: So What? So What? So What? So What? and Other Obsessive Thoughts 235
Acknowledgments 245
Notes 247
Index 277

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