An Analysis of Oliver Sacks's The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales

An instant bestseller, Sacks's 1985 book argues that, by connecting with their patients and pay attention to their stories, doctors can provide significantly more effective care.

Dr Dario Krpan holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Cambridge. He is currently a Fellow in Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics. Dr Alexander O'Connor did his postgraduate work at the University of California, Berkeley, where he received a PhD for work on social and Personality Psychology.

Ways in to the Text Who was Oliver Sacks? What does The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat Say? Why does The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat Matter? Section 1: Influences Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The Problem Module 4: The Author's Contribution Section 2: Ideas Module 5: Main Ideas Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the Author's Work Section 3: Impact Module 9: The First Responses Module 10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12: Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited