70s or 80s book, mutant/empath cripple becomes famous doctor

[Skip73]

Adolescent mutant empath / cripple orphan learns to control his empathic ability and becomes psych doctor and saves other empaths from dying while trapped in fugue state while fighting his own desires to escape his crippled condition through fugue. Cannot recall title or author.

 

[otistdog]

Probably "The Whole Man" by John Brunner.

 

[Skip73]

Thank you! That *is* the book I've been trying to think of!