American Therapy

The Rise of Psychotherapy in the United States

Jonathan Engel

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Gotham Books
03 November 2009

History: specific events & topics; Psychology; Social, group or collective psychology; Occupational & industrial psychology; Psychotherapy

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. It then 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 ""emotional baggage"" and no longer stigmatizes mental health care, American Therapy is a remarkable history of an extraordinary enterprise.

By: Jonathan Engel
Imprint: Gotham Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 313g
ISBN: 9781592404919
ISBN 10: 159240491X
Pages: 351
Publication Date: 03 November 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for American Therapy: The Rise of Psychotherapy in the United States

aStudded with fascinating tidbits [a]] The story Engel does tell is plenty interesting and his conflicting view of Freudianism well worth absorbing.a<br> a The New York Times Book Review <br> Praise for The Epidemic: A Global History of AIDS aPerceptive and concise but also conversational and exceptionally thorough.a<br> a Publishers Weekly (starred review )