One Nation Under Therapy How the Helping Culture Is Eroding Self-Reliance [Paperback]

Americans have traditionally placed great value on self-reliance and fortitude. In recent decades, however, we have seen the rise of a therapeutic ethic that views Americans as emotionally underdeveloped, psychically frail, and requiring the ministrations of mental health professionals. Today---with a book for every ailment, a lawsuit for every grievance and a TV show for every conceivable problem---we are at risk of degrading our native ability to cope with life's challenges.
Drawing on established science and common sense, Christina Sommers and Dr. Sally Satel reveal how therapism and the burgeoning trauma industry have come to pervade our lives, with a host of troubling consequences, including:

*The myth of stressed-out, homework-burdened, hyper-competitive, and depressed schoolchildren in need of therapy and medication

*The loss of moral bearings in our approach to lying, crime, and addiction

*The unasked-for grief counselors who descend on bereaved families, schools, and communities following a tragedy
Intelligent, provocative, and wryly amusing,One Nation Under Therapydemonstrates that talking about problems is no substitute for confronting them.

Praise for The War Against Boys by Christina Hoff Sommers, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year

Provocative and controversial . . . Sommers's voice is impassioned and articulate.
- Marilyn Gardner,The Christian Science Monitor

Ms. Sommers . . . makes [her] arguments persuasively and unflinchingly, with plenty of data to support them.
- Richard Bernstein,The New York Times

This book promises to launch and influence an enduring national debate.
- Mary Eberstadt,The Washington Times

Praise for PC, M.D. by Sally Satel

An excellent study of medicine and society.
-The Wall Street Journal

A straightforward assault on disturbing and dangerous trends that have entered the arena ol4