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Title

Navigating the mindfield : a guide to separating science from pseudoscience in mental health / edited by Scott O. Lilienfeld, John Ruscio and Steven Jay Lynn.

Publication

Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, c2008.

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Additional Authors

• Lilienfeld, Scott O., 1960-
• Ruscio, John
• Lynn, Steven J.

Description

634 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

Can self-help recordings containing subliminal messages improve your self-esteem or memory? Is hypnotic age-regression therapy a valid way of rediscovering lost childhood memories? Does Thought Field Therapy effectively treat anxiety by manipulating energy fields? A dizzying array of popular psychology books, articles, and promotion campaigns tout these and other alleged remedies for psychological problems. Faced with this confusion, consumers of mental health services need guidelines for finding effective therapy. This useful book brings together accessible, nontechnical articles by leading scientific researchers and clinicians to help answer such critical questions concerning mental health care as: How should I select a therapist? How can I tell the difference between scientifically valid and questionable psychotherapy? Can I trust the diagnosis I have received? If you or someone you know is seeking therapy, this excellent reference book will provide needed guidance for navigating the mental health maze.

Subject

• Psychiatry > Popular works
• Psychiatric errors
• Mental health
• Pseudoscience
• Alternative medicine > Evaluation
• Psychiatry > methods
• Complementary Therapies
• Malpractice
• Psychotherapy > methods
• Quackery
• Treatment Outcome
• Mental Health
• Outcome Assessment, Health Care
• Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
• Liability, Legal

Genre/Form

Popular works

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

• I. Introduction: The Scientist-Practitioner Gap and its Origins -- (1)Beyerstein, B.L. (2001). Fringe psychotherapies: The public at risk. Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine, 5, 5-13. -- (2)Lilienfeld, S.O., Lynn, S.J., & Lohr, J.M. (2003). Science and pseudoscience in clinical psychology: Initial thoughts, reflections, and considerations. In S.O. Lilienfeld, S.J. Lynn, & J.M. Lohr, Science and pseudoscience in clinical psychology. New York: Guilford. -- (3) Vyse, S. (2005). Where do fads come from? In J.W. Jacobson, R.M. Foxx, & J.A. Mulick (Eds.). Controversial therapies for developmental disabilities: Fad, fashion, and science in professional practice. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum. -- (4)Arkowitz, H., & Lilienfeld, S.O. (2006, April/May). Psychotherapy on trial. Scientific American Mind, 2, 42-49. -- -- II. How to Distinguish the Wheat from the Chaff in Mental Health Care -- (5)Beyerstein, B.L. (1997). Why bogus therapies seem to work. Skeptical Inquirer, 29, 29-34. -- -- III. How to Evaluate Assessment Methods -- (6)Lilienfeld, S.O., Wood, J.M., & Garb, H.N. (2005). What's wrong with this picture? Scientific American Mind, 16(1), 50-57. -- (7)Wood, J.M., Nezworski, M.T., Lilienfeld, S.O., & Garb, H.N. (2003, May). The Rorschach Inkblot Test, fortune tellers, and cold reading. Skeptical Inquirer, 27, 32-39. -- (8) Myers, D. (2002). Clinical intuition. In D. Myers, Intuition: Its powers and perils (pp. 172-186). New Haven: Yale University Press. -- (9) Emery, R.E., Otto, R.K., & O'Donohue, W.T. (2005). Custody disputed. Scientific American Mind, 16 (3), 65-67.
• -- -- IV. How to Evaluate Psychiatric Diagnoses -- (10) Herbert, J. D., Sharp, I. R., & Gaudiano, B. A. (2002). Separating fact from fiction in the etiology and treatment of autism: A scientific review of the evidence. Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice, 1, 23-43. -- (11) Bonanno, G. A. (2005). Resilience in the face of potential trauma. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 14, 135-138. -- (12) Piper, A. (1998). Multiple personality disorder: Witchcraft survives in the 20th century. Skeptical Inquirer, 22, 44-50. -- -- V. How to Evaluate Memory and Memory Recovery Techniques -- (13) Loftus, E. (1997). Creating false memories. Scientific American, 277(3), 70-75. (14)Lynn, S.J., Loftus, E.F., Lilienfeld, S.O., & Lock, T. (2003). Memory recovery techniques in psychotherapy: Problems and pitfalls. Skeptical Inquirer, 27, 40-46. -- -- VI. How to Evaluate Psychological Treatments --^
• (15) Dawes, R.M. (1994). Psychotherapy: The myth of expertise. In R.M. Dawes, House of cards: Psychology and psychotherapy built on myth. New York: The Free Press. -- (16) Bickman, L. (1999). Practice makes perfect and others myths about mental health services. American Psychologist, 54, 965-978. -- (17) Mulick, J.A., Jacobson, J.A., & Kobie, F.H. (1993). Anguished silence and helping hands: Autism and facilitated communication. Skeptical Inquirer, 17, 270-280. -- (18) Bowd, A.D. (2006, May/June). "Curing" attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Skeptical Inquirer, 30, 50-53. -- (19) Lilienfeld, S.O. (1996). EMDR treatment: Less than meets the eye? Skeptical Inquirer, 20, 25-31. -- (20) Gaudiano, B.A., & Herbert J.D. (2000). Can we really tap our problems away? A critical analysis of Thought Field Therapy. Skeptical Inquirer, 24, 29-33. -- (21) Mercer, J. (2002). Attachment therapy: A treatment without empirical support. Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice, 1, 105-122. --^
• (22) Singer, M., & Lalich, J. (1996). Back to the beginning: Regression, reparenting, and rebirthing. In In M. Singer & J. Lalich, Crazy therapies: What are they? Do they work? San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. -- (23) Gaudiano, B., & Epstein-Lubow, G. (in press). Controversies about antidepressants and the promotion of evidence-based treatment alternatives for depression. Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice. -- -- VII. The Popularization of Popular Psychology -- (24) Jacobson, N. (1995, March/April). The overselling of therapy. Family Therapy Networker, 19, 41-47. -- (25) Gambrill, E. (1992). Self-help books: Pseudoscience in the guise of science? Skeptical Inquirer, 16, 389-399. -- (26) Rosen, G.M. (1993). Self-help or hype? Comments on psychology's failure to advance self-care. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 24, 340-345. --^
• (27) Baumeister, R.F., Campbell, J.D., Krueger, J.I., & Vohs, K.D. (2005, January). Exploding the self-esteem myth. Scientific American Mind, 16, 50-57. -- (28) Moore, T.E. (1992). Subliminal perception: Facts and fallacies. Skeptical Inquirer, 16, 273-282. -- -- VIII. Solutions and Remedies -- (29) Lilienfeld, S.O., Lynn, S.J., & Lohr, J.M. (2003). Science and pseudoscience in clinical psychology: Concluding thoughts and constructive remedies (slightly modified). In S.O. Lilienfeld, S.J. Lynn, & J.M. Lohr, Science and pseudoscience in clinical psychology. New York: Guilford. (30) Singer, M., & Lalich, J. (1996). How did this happen? And what can you do? In M. Singer & J. Lalich, Crazy therapies: What are they? Do they work? San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2

ISBN

• 9781591024675 (pbk.)
• 1591024676 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2008016533

OCLC

• 223107746
• SCSB-10453440

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library