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Self-help in mental health : a critical review
Abstract
Self-help is big business, but alas not a scienti c business. The estimated 10 billion—that’s with a “b”—spent each year on self-help in the United States is rarely guided by research or monitored by mental health professionals. Instead, marketing and metaphysics triumph. The more outrageous the “miraculous cure” and the “r- olutionary secret,” the better the sales.
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Of the 3,000 plus self-help books published each year, only a dozen contain controlled research documenting their effectiveness as stand-alone self-help. Of the 20,000 plus psychological and relationship web sites available on the Internet, only a couple hundred meet professional standards for accuracy and balance. Most, in fact, sell a commercial product. (Estratto dal sito dell'editore)
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| Description | *Self-help in mental health : a critical review / T. Mark Harwood, Luciano L'Abate ; [with a foreword by John C. Norcross]. - New York : Springer, 2010. - 1 testo elettronico (XXIV, 312 p. : ill.) | |
| ISBN | 9781441910981 | |
| ISBN E-Book | 9781441910998 | |
| OCLC | 663093784 | |
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Anxiety
Assessment Bibliotherapy Depression Disorders Distance Writing Eating Disorders Online Support Groups Personality Psychiatry Psychology Rehabilitation Self-help Self-support Wille |
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| Publication place | New York | |
| Publisher | Springer <editore> | |
| Publication year | 2010 |