{"product_id":"american-therapy-the-rise-of-psychotherapy-in-the-united-states-paperback","title":"American Therapy: The Rise of Psychotherapy in the United States - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Engel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Freud to Zoloft, the first comprehensive history of American psychotherapy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFifty 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Therapy\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor a counseled nation that freely uses terms such as \"emotional baggage\" and no longer stigmatizes mental health care, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Therapy\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable history of an extraordinary enterprise.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonathan Engel holds a Ph.D. in the history of science and medicine from Yale, and has written extensively about the historical development of U.S. medicine and health policy. His previous books are \u003ci\u003eDoctors and Reformers: Discussion and Debate Over Health Policy 1925-1950\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoor People's Medicine: Medicaid and American Charity Care Since 1965\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Epidemic: A Global History of AIDS\u003c\/i\u003e. A professor of health care policy and management at Seton Hall University, he lives in New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52735461982515,"sku":"9781592404919","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/YABd3fR8SQ9781592404919.webp?v=1763985450","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/american-therapy-the-rise-of-psychotherapy-in-the-united-states-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}