The Twentysomething Treatment

Meg Jay

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English

Fourth Estate Ltd
29 July 2025

Psychopharmacology; Coping with illness; Coping with anxiety & phobias

Most twentysomethings don’t have disorders that need to be treated; they have problems that need to be solved.

In the face of an unknown future and a challenging present, our twentysomethings are struggling. From the threat of climate change to worries about affording a home, it is no wonder that many are suffering with severe anxiety and depression. They are also, however, at risk of being over-medicalised.

In The Twentysomething Treatment, seasoned clinical psychologist Dr. Meg Jay explores the unique challenges of this pivotal decade and foregrounds a new, revolutionary approach to young adult mental health that prioritises skills over pills and highlights why medication is sometimes, but not always, the best medicine.

Providing practical solutions for navigating the intricacies of work, love, sex, friendship, confidence, health and happiness, this book is a lifeline for a generation grappling with a mental health crisis and a roadmap that guides us through our twenties and beyond.

By: Meg Jay
Imprint: Fourth Estate Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9780008607661
ISBN 10: 0008607664
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 29 July 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Dr. Meg Jay, PhD, is a developmental clinical psychologist who specialises in twentysomethings. She earned a doctorate in clinical psychology, and in gender studies, from the University of California, Berkeley. Her books have been translated into more than a dozen languages and her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, and on NPR and BBC. Her TED talk, ‘Why 30 Is Not the New 20’, is among the most watched of all time. Dr. Jay is on faculty at University of Virginia and maintains a private practice in Charlottesville.

Reviews for The Twentysomething Treatment

'Dr. Jay has emerged as the patron saint of striving youth, a prophet-like figure for a generation of young people buried under mixed messaging' New York Times 'Meg Jay takes the specific complaints of twentysomething life and puts them to diagnostic use' New Yorker