Description
Book SynopsisArgues that therapeutic and applied psychology have little basis in science and that they prosper because they serve the interests of power.
Trade Review'A brilliant and erudite book that might help us see through the mystifying fog of ideas in our present culture that leads us to seek individual therapy and self-help as cures for our ills' -- Dr Guy Holmes, Clinical Psychologist
'The most comprehensive, accessible and best-documented critique available of the whole theory and practice of psychological therapy. Indispensable' -- David Smail, author of 'Taking Care: An Alternative to Therapy'
'Combines intellectual acuity, a well-developed political sensitivity and a comprehensive grasp of the literature with an experienced clinician's tacit knowledge, wisdom and insight. Reading it may change how you think about psychology, about therapy, and perhaps even about yourself' -- Dr John Cromby, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Loughborough University
'A fascinating critical tour of the role of therapy in modern Britain' -- Charlotte Potter-Powell, Peace News
Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Light at the End of the Tunnel?
PART ONE: Evaluating Psychological Techniques
1. Faith, fashion and mind cures
2. The psychopathology of everyday life
3. ‘The CEO of Self’
4. Does Therapy Work?
5. ‘I’m not ill, I’m hurt’: the hidden injuries of social inequality
PART TWO: Therapy in Society
6. Sweet Medicine - psychotherapy and psychology as control
7. IAPT - theory into policy
8. The Therapy Marketplace
9. Towards a psychology that embraces what the therapy industry ignores
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Index
