| Description |
xv, 351 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Freud -- Orthodoxy and pragmatism -- A crying need -- Thinking -- Alcohol -- Psychological society -- Narcissism -- Narcotics -- Psychoanalysis in decline -- Biology |
| Summary |
"In American Therapy, Jonathan Engel paints a broad picture of the mental health care landscape in America. He takes a look at the groups that collectively deliver what the public understands as psychotherapy: the efforts of social workers, priests, and pastoral counselors, as well as self-help gurus and support groups like Alcoholics Anonymous."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-340) and index |
| Subject |
Psychotherapy -- United States -- History.
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Psychotherapy -- history.
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History, 20th Century.
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Psychoanalysis -- history.
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| SUBJECT |
United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
| LC no. |
2008023517 |
| ISBN |
9781592403806 hardcover |
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9781592404919 paperback |
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