Product Description: In Psychotherapy as Religion, William Epstein sets out to debunk claims that psychotherapy provides successful clinical treatment for a wide range of personal and social problems. He argues that the practice is not a science at all but rather the civil religion of America, reflecting the principles of radical self-invention and self-reliance deeply embedded in the psyche of the nation...read more

After a series of killings, the town of Exeter is on edge and it is up to Sir Baldwin de Furnshill to investigate the crimes as the country prepares for another civil war.

Challenging spiritual and psychological belief systems that teach that one must let go of desire in order to be free from suffering, a guide to achieving deeper self-awareness through an understanding of one's desires draws on Buddhist parables to counsel readers on overcoming self-defeating habits, the perceptions of others, and feelings of incompleteness. 30,000 first printing.

Product Description: Therapy Culture explores the powerful influence of therapeutic imperative in Anglo-American societies. In recent decades virtually every sphere of life has become subject to a new emotional culture. Professor Furedi suggests that the recent cultural turn toward the realm of the emotions coincides with a radical redefinition of personhood...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: Known in academic circles as the “bible” for clinical practitioners of social work, Casework: A Psychosocial Therapy introduces readers to the basic theory and principles in the practice of psychosocial therapy, along with attention to the historical development of the approach as it has been enriched and expanded over the years...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Ethics and Values in Psychotherapy is an examination of the role of the therapist as ethicist and the ways in which the ethical convictions of both therapist and client contribute to the practical process of psychotherapy. As Psychotherapy strives to establish itself as a 'Profession', practitioners are increasinly focusing on the issue of ethics as they attempt to agree on guidelines and standards for professional practice...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Tackling two of the most timely and complex areas in mental health--personality disorders and the impact of cultural variables--this book is sure to stir up controversy. Treading on the timeless nature-nuture debate, it suggests that social variables have a dramatic impact on the definition, development, and manifestation of personality disorders...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: As the international community shrinks into a global village, cultures mix, meld, and blur, presenting psychiatric professionals with new challenges: a growing number of patients of different nationalities, ethnicities, and backgrounds...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: Written with a rare combination of personal passion and multidisciplinary expertise, Robert L. Woolfolk analyzes the institution of psychotherapy, exploring the roles that psychotherapy plays in the contemporary world. Psychotherapy emerges as a pivotal social force, one that both shapes and reflects the principal currents of western cultures...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

This work contends that while mental health care is legitimate, many of its claims to scientific truth and authority are not. Written by a practising psychotherapist, it argues that rather than operating as an objective science, the mental health profession is composed of competing "cultures" built around false ideology and subjective belief. This book provides a general history of mental health care in Americam and then analyzes four major schools of therapy - psychoanalysis, behaviourism, cognitive therapy and biological psychiatry - discussing the historical significance, general principles and methods of treatment, world view values and scientific status of each. It concludes with the author's assessment of how best to view mental health care and use it wisely and effectively. An appendix offers an insight into choosing a therapist. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Filled with solid research, clinical examples, and interviews, Is Long-Term Psychotherapy Unethical? makes a persuasive case for the cost-saving, practical, and goal-oriented use of short-term therapy. It challenges the profession to provide behavioral health care that is widely accessible, responsible, and ethical...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This is a guide to psychotherapy which covers topics such as the social context of therapy, the impact of the illness model, and the referral process. It also looks at how to begin therapy, the issue of clients dropping out, and transference/countertransference complexities.

Product Description: This text is an innovative and thought-provoking study examining issues of identity in relation to child sexual abuse. It is inspired by the author's rejection of the growing tendency within some forms of social science to treat "personal experience" as pre-given and foundational...read more