Cultures of Healing

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Cultures of Healing is written by Robert T. Fancher and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0756772575 (ISBN 10) and 9780756772574 (ISBN 13).

In this expert dissection of American psychiatry and psychotherapy, Robert T. Fancher, Ph.D., shows how various approaches -- psychoanalysis, behaviorism, cognitive therapy, and drug treatment -- are painfully lacking in scientific credentials, despite their claims. He provides a masterly analysis of the pretensions and paradoxes of the various schools of therapy. For the layperson, the book is jargon-free and persuasive; for the mental health professional, it is challenging, in both senses of the world. The appendix, "Implications for Choosing or Changing s Therapist", is superb and would make this book worthwhile in and of itself. "A stimulating and controversial book. "A landmark book."