Bad Therapy

' 'Shrier's trenchant critiques of trauma-focused therapy, social-emotional learning curricula, and other well-intentioned practices are essential reading for parents, teachers, and mental health professionals' - Richard J. McNally, professor of psychology at Harvard University ' - ' 'Shrier persuasively and forcefully demonstrates how mental health professionals (and some parents) often make things worse for the kids and adolescents they aim to help. With splendid writing and thought-provoking analysis, she offers a compelling vision for how to make things better' - Elizabeth Loftus, distinguished professor of psychological science at University of California, Irvine and former president of the Association for Psychological Science ' - ' 'A dazzling combination of investigative reporting and storytelling. A groundbreaking book' - Gerald Posner, award-winning investigative journalist and author of Pharma ' - ' 'A well-researched and engaging exploration of therapy's limitations and potential harms, and a powerful critique of a culture in which 'traumatic' describes anything from horrific abuse to your new laptop going on the blink' - Elizabeth Gaufberg, MD, associate professor of medicine and psychiatry at Harvard Medical School ' - ' 'Abigail Shrier is the smartest and most courageous reporter in the country. There's a high cost to telling the truth, but for parents and kids, the rewards are beyond measure. Five stars' - Caitlin Flanagan, staff writer at The Atlantic ' - '' -