The premise of The Naked Lady Who Stood on Her Head: A Psychiatrist's Stories of His Most Bizarre Cases sounded similar to several other cases of psychological oddities, particularly Oliver Sak's The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, which I enjoyed several years ago. This book wasn't quite as good, but it was still an enjoyable read. The author's connections between his cases and his own life were a bit clunky, but I did like reading about the procedures Dr. Small had to go through to treat his patients, and his thought process when diagnosing. So if you're craving more interesting psychiatric case studies a la Oliver Saks, this book would be worth checking out, but if you're new to the genre, start with Saks.
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