DSM-K for Kepele

(Oy - a slightly neurotic companion to the DSM)

About The Author

Jolie Pataki

Several books have been written about “talking to” or “talking back to” psychotropic medications and whatnot. This one is about diagnosis, using perhaps the most accurately descriptive language ever spoken: Yiddish. I have been a psychiatrist for more than 30 years and a Jew for more than 60 (despite my youthful looks!). So, as my alter-ego, Dr. Fackacta, I have put together my take on descriptive experiences in this field of mental health.

DSM-K for Kepele

(Oy - a slightly neurotic companion to the DSM)

DSM-K for Kepele is a witty, one-of-a-kind fusion of psychiatry and Yiddish culture from the mind of Dr. Jolie Pataki, a psychiatrist with over 30 years of experience-and a Jew for more than twice as long. Through the humorous lens of her alter-ego, Dr. Fackacta, she offers a fresh (and hilarious) take on mental health diagnoses, replacing clinical jargon with the most accurately descriptive language ever spoken: Yiddish…

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DSM-K for Kepele

(Oy - a slightly neurotic companion to the DSM)

DSM-K for Kepele is a witty, one-of-a-kind fusion of psychiatry and Yiddish culture from the mind of Dr. Jolie Pataki, a psychiatrist with over 30 years of experience-and a Jew for more than twice as long. Through the humorous lens of her alter-ego, Dr. Fackacta, she offers a fresh (and hilarious) take on mental health diagnoses, replacing clinical jargon with the most accurately descriptive language ever spoken: Yiddish…