The Therapy Industry: The Irresistible Rise of the Talking Cure, and Why It Doesn't Work
Paul Moloney has written a brilliant and erudite book that might help us see through the mystifying fog of ideas in our present culture that leads us to seek individual therapy and self-help as cures for our ills, rather than people focusing on changing the main causes of distress in the C21st and getting together to create a society that is less damaging to us all. -- Dr Guy Holmes, Clinical Psychologist To date The Therapy Industry is the most comprehensive, accessible and best-documented critique available of the whole theory and practice of psychological therapy. Indispensable. -- David Smail, author of 'Taking Care: An Alternative to Therapy' This book combines intellectual acuity, a well-developed political sensitivity and a comprehensive grasp of the literature with an experienced clinician's tacit knowledge, wisdom and insight. Reading it may change how you think about psychology, about therapy, and perhaps even about yourself. -- Dr John Cromby, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Loughborough University 'a fascinating critical tour of the role of therapy in modern Britain.' -- Charlotte Potter-Powell, Peace News