Self-Help in Mental Health A Critical Review /

• Main Authors: Harwood, T. Mark (Author), L'Abate, Luciano (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Psychotherapy.; Social work.; Clinical psychology.; Clinical Psychology.; Social Work.

They’re fast, cheap, and promise amazing results—no wonder more people seek mental health advice from self-help books and sites rather than seeking therapy. Complicating this picture: many resources are inappropriate, ineffective, even dangerous. For the clinicians who would gladly recommend self-he...