American Therapy - The Rise of Psychotherapy in the United States (Paperback)

From Freud to Zoloft, the first comprehensive history of American Psychotherapy
Fifty percent of Americans will undergo some form of psychotherapy in their lifetimes, but the origins of the field are rarely known to patients. Yet the story of psychotherapy in America brims with colorful characters, intriguing experimental treatments, and intense debates within this community of healers.
"American Therapy" begins, as psychotherapy itself does, with the monumental figure of Sigmund Freud. The book outlines the basics of Freudian theory and discusses the peculiarly powerful influence of Freud on the world of American mental health. The book moves through the emergence of group therapy, the rise of psychosurgery, the evolution of uniquely American therapies such as Gestalt, rebirthing, and primal scream therapy, and concludes with the modern world of psychopharmacology, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and highly targeted short-term therapies.
For a counseled nation that freely uses terms such as aemotional baggagea and no longer stigmatizes mental health care, "American Therapy" is a remarkable history of an extraordinary enterprise.

General

Imprint:	Gotham Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2009
First published:	November 2009
Authors:	Jonathan Engel
Dimensions:	203 x 137 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	368
ISBN-13:	978-1-59240-491-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Occupational & industrial psychology Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology > Psychotherapy
LSN:	1-59240-491-X
Barcode:	9781592404919

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