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The Therapy Industry: The Irresistible Rise of the Talking Cure, and Why It Doesn´t Work
Paul Moloney
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Description for The Therapy Industry: The Irresistible Rise of the Talking Cure, and Why It Doesn´t Work
Paperback. Argues that therapeutic and applied psychology have little basis in science and that they prosper because they serve the interests of power. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
Across the world anxiety, stress and depression are on the increase, a trend which looks set to continue as austerity measures bite. The official response tells people that unhappiness is just a personal problem, rather than a social one.
Written by a practising psychologist, with nearly thirty years' experience in the fields of mental health and learning disabilities, The Therapy Industry offers a concise, accessible and critical overview of the world of psychological practice in Britain and the USA. Paul Moloney argues that much therapy is geared towards compliance and acceptance of the status quo, rather ... Read more
Across the world anxiety, stress and depression are on the increase, a trend which looks set to continue as austerity measures bite. The official response tells people that unhappiness is just a personal problem, rather than a social one.
Written by a practising psychologist, with nearly thirty years' experience in the fields of mental health and learning disabilities, The Therapy Industry offers a concise, accessible and critical overview of the world of psychological practice in Britain and the USA. Paul Moloney argues that much therapy is geared towards compliance and acceptance of the status quo, rather ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
324g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745329864
SKU
V9780745329864
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About Paul Moloney
Paul Moloney is a Counselling Psychologist with experience in community and social work, an associate lecturer with the Open University and the University of Birmingham, and a founder member of the Midlands Psychology Group, which is dedicated to questioning the assumptions of official psychology. He is the author of The Therapy Industry (Pluto, 2013).
Reviews for The Therapy Industry: The Irresistible Rise of the Talking Cure, and Why It Doesn´t Work
'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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more