HOUSE OF CARDS Psychology and Psychotherapy Built on Myth

Dawes, Robyn M

ISBN 10: 0684830914 / ISBN 13: 9780684830919

Published by Free Press, New York, 1996

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First paperback edition. Bibliography, index. Clean text, no creases, looks unread. 500gms weight; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 338 pages. Seller Inventory # 30708

Bibliographic Details

Title: HOUSE OF CARDS Psychology and Psychotherapy ...

Publisher: Free Press, New York

Publication Date: 1996

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition

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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.

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.
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