Dr Terence Teasdale, after being expelled from school in England, where he grew up, has followed an interest in human behaviour, especially abnormal behaviour all his life. He has studied in numerous universities with competent and incompetent, boring and inspiring teachers. While working in clinics and private practice with thousands of patients (mostly women), and giving key-note addresses and seminars in 49 countries across five continents, Teasdale specialised in androgyny and female and family psychiatry: neurosis, anxiety, depression, and narcissism, along with human relationships and Asian cultural thinking. He has written extensively in the fi elds. Mr. Gough Whitlam, Australia's 21st Prime Minister, described him in Canada as "one of the world's leading authorities on human relationships". He has worked closely with the private sector and with many governments. Teasdale's interests are in talking, dining, travelling, writing, philosophy, and sport. He married after meeting his wife-to-be in Switzerland while skiing. Th ey had two children and then moved to Australia and had a third child. Teasdale enjoyed success in many sports especially tennis and athletics, becoming a county champion and an All-England athlete. He became a county chess player while still a teenager. After earlier publications, Teasdale has just completed Controlled Women and Constipated Men, and the year before, wrote his fi rst novel, Trafalgar and Josh, which claimed the title: Book of the Year. Teasdale is presently in South-East Asia researching the topic for his new book: The Thai Mind.
