Destructive Trends in Mental Health The Well Intentioned Path to Harm [Paperback]

This book takes as its inspiration the assumption that the atmosphere of intellectual openness, scientific inquiry, aspiration towards diversity, and freedom from political pressure that once flourished in the American Psychological Association has been eclipsed by an ultra-liberal agenda, in which voices of dissent, controversial points of view, and minority groups are intimidated, ridiculed and censored.

Chapters written by established and revered practitioners explore these important issues within the contexts of social change, the ways in which mental health services providers view themselves and their products, and various economic factors that have affected healthcare cost structure and delivery.

In short, this book is intended to help consumers, practitioners, and policy makers to become better educated about a variety of recent issues and trends that have significantly changed the mental health fields.

The Editors. The Authors.Cummings,Preface. Wright,Introduction. Part I: Political Correctness, Sensitivity and Diversity.Cummings, O'Donohue,Psychology's Surrender to Political Correctness. O'Donohue,Cultural Sensitivity: A Critical Examination. Zur,The Psychology of Victimhood. O'Donohue, Caselles,Homophobia: Conceptual, Definitional, and Value Issues. Part II: Mental Healthcare Economics.Cummings,Expanding a Shrinking Economic Base: The Right Way, the Wrong Way, and the Mental Health Way. Glasser,Warning: Psychiatry may be Hazardous to Your Health. Wright,Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: What It Is and What It Is Not. Wright,The Myth of Continuing Education: A Look at Some Intended and (Maybe) Unintended Consequences. Part III: Political Influence on Science and Practice.Gottfredson,