House of Cards - Softcover

Dawes, Robyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0684830914 ISBN 13: 9780684830919

Publisher: Free Press, 1996

Synopsis

In this indictment of the therapy profession, the author exposes the misguided beliefs and shoddy practices used by most psychotherapists. He examines the pop psych beliefs and explores the debilitating effects they have on everyone.

About this title

From Library Journal:

Dawes (social and decision sciences, Carnegie Mellon Univ.) presents a strong argument, based on empirical research, that psychotherapy is largely a shill game. He argues that while studies have shown that empathetic therapy is often helpful to people in emotional distress, there is no evidence that licensed psychologists or psychiatrists are any better at performing therapy than minimally trained laypeople. Nor are psychologists or psychiatrists any better at predicting future behavior than the average person--a disturbing conclusion when one contemplates the influence such "experts" have on the U.S. judicial system. While other books have criticized the psychologizing of our society, none has been so sweeping or so convincingly argued. This book raises such important societal issues that all academic and public libraries have a duty to make a permanent place for it on their shelves.
- Mary Ann Hughes, Neill P.L., Pullman, Wash.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Free Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0684830914
• ISBN 13: 9780684830919
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352