Title: A competent professional analysis, but I preferred THE PRESIDENTS THERAPIST
Product review: This is a fine book, with great intelligence on display. I just thought it was repetitive and a little dry--and in the end, that Dr. Frank seemed a little biased. I personally preferred THE PRESIDENT'S THERAPIST (and the secret intervention to treat the alcoholism of George W. Bush) by John Wareham. Sure, unlike BUSH ON THE COUCH, PT is a novel, (a thriller, actually), but W's biohistory is all there and all accurate, and the author takes the reader inside the Oval Office (and then off to the president's Crawford Ranch) to show, with uncanny realism, precisly how an empathetic (and creative) therapist might have truly been able to Geo Bush address his issues. It was a very fast read. I couldn't it put down but when I did, I felt a whole lot wiser--though I have to confess that ending was a stunner that left me shaking. If you have the time and the interest, read both books, of course.
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