Περιγραφή
When experiencing mental health challenges, we all deserve treatments that actually work. Whether you are a healthcare consumer, student, or mental health professional, this book will help you recognize implausible, ineffective, and even harmful therapy practices while also considering recent controversies. Research-supported interventions are identified in this book and expanded upon in a companion volume. Chapters cover every major mental disorder and are written by experts in their respective fields. Pseudoscience in Therapy is of interest to students taking courses in psychotherapy, counseling, clinical psychology, and behavior therapy, as well as practitioners looking for a guide to proven therapeutic techniques.
- A comprehensive resource on ineffective therapeutic approaches for adult mental health issues
- Summarizes historical research and includes recent findings
- Includes summaries of research-supported approaches and provides guidance on which approaches actually work
- Can be used in tandem with the companion book, Science-Based Therapy
Περιεχόμενα
1. Thinking critically about therapy Cara L. Santa Maria
2. Depression R. Trent Codd III
3. Bipolar spectrum Monica Ramirez Basco and Brittany L. Mason
4. Anxiety Dean McKay
5. Obsessions and compulsions Dean McKay
6. Trauma Gerald M. Rosen, Henry Otgaar, and Harald Merckelbach
7. Dissociation Steven Jay Lynn, Fiona Sleight, Craig P. Polizzi, Damla Aksen, Lawrence Patihis, Henry Otgaar and Olivier Dodier
8. Pain Harriet Hall
9. Eating issues Jamie Loor, Jennifer Battles, Brooke L. Bennett, Brooke L. Whisenhunt, and Danae L. Hudson
10. Insomnia Colleen E. Carney, Parky H. Lau and Samlau Kutana
11. Sexual issues Caroline F. Pukall
12. Substance use and addiction Jonathan N. Stea, Igor Yakovenko, Hyoun S. Kim, and David C. Hodgins
13. Significant cognitive decline Claudia Drossel and Jacqueline Pachis
14. Antisocial behavior Devon L. L. Polaschek
15. Personality Joel Paris
16. Psychosis and schizophrenia Brandon A. Gaudiano, Katherine Visser and Elizabeth Thompson
17. Autism spectrum and intellectual disability Jason C. Travers
18. Inattention and hyperactivity J. Russell Ramsay
19. Tics Kirsten Bootes, Brianna Wellen, Emily Braley and Michael B Himle
20. Couples discord Erin F. Alexander and Matthew D. Johnson
Postscript: Scientific skepticism resources Stephen Hupp
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