The Flock: The Autobiography of a Multiple Personality

The Flock: The Autobiography of a Multiple Personality (1991) by Joan Frances Casey, with Lynn Wilson. This is a remarkable, moving and fascinating book. It tells the story of a multiple personality (Casey) and her longtime, dedicated therapist (Wilson). Many psychologists, even today, do not believe in multiple personality disorder as a valid diagnosis, and Casey faced many obstacles in trying to find someone who would treat her and not judge her. The book has a modestly happy ending, in that her many personalities were successfully integrated over a period of several years. Wilson and her husband, however, died in a boating accident before the book could be published, adding a melancholy note to the conclusion of the story. Grade: A