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The Sleep Room: A Sadistic Psychiatrist and the Women Who Survived Him
Jon Stock
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Abrams Press
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July 22, 2025
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The account of the women tortured by a psychiatrist in his infamous 'sleep room,' and the survivors fighting for change in the system.
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A damning portrait ... Stock meticulously details Sargant’s methods and idea ... Chilling ... An utterly shocking yet all-too-familiar story.
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