A Fractured Mind by Robert B. Oxnam

A Fractured Mind is the memoir of a man with multiple personality disorder. Oxnam, who is a noted Sinologist and the former president of The Asia Society. In late middle age, while visiting a psychiatrist to discuss problems that arose from his alcoholism, he discovered that some of his problems (blackouts, strange behavior) were due to his multiple personalities.

Over several years of therapy, Oxnam was able to inegrate most of his multiples, though in many ways he just learned to live with the three strongest. The book is written from the viewpoints of the multiple personalities, which is interesting, but also makes for some fairly simplistic writing. An afterword from Oxnam's therapist rounds things out.

A Fractured Mind would probably be of interest to therapists, but was only mildly interesting to me. I picked it up thinking it would be of particular interest, because Oxnam had accomplished so much in his life, it seemed likely he'd have a lot to say. Overall, I found the book somewhat disappointing.