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, Suppressing Intelligence: Hurting Those We Intend to Help. Lilienfeld, Lohr, Lynn, Fowler, Pseudoscience, Nonscience and Nonsense in Contemporary Clinical Psychology. Rosemond, The Diseasing of America's Children: The Politics of Diagnosis. O'Donohue, Dyslin, Abortion, Boxing, and Zionism: Politics and the APA. Zur, The Dumbing Down of Psychology: Faulty Beliefs about Boundary Crossings and Dual Relationships. Lillis, O'Donohue, Cucciare, Lillis, Social Justice in Community Psychology. Redding, Sociopolitical Diversity in Psychology: The Case for Pluralism.
Rogers H. Wright, Ph.D., is currently retired from professional
service after a long and distinguished career. Dr Wright was a
Co-founder and Partner of Fiske, Levy & Wright Psychological
Consultants to Management for almost 40 years, before serving as
CEO of the Association for the Advancement of Psychology. During
his illustrious career, Dr. Wright was elected as President of
Division 31 of the APA, once in 1969 - the year he founded the
division - and again in 1986, the California State Psychological
Association (2 terms), and the APA's Division of Clinical
Psychology. Dr. Wright has served as the Chair of a number of
organizations and has been the recipient of an astounding array of
professional honors and awards.
Nicholas A. Cummings, Ph.D., Sc.D., is Distinguished Professor
Emeritus, Clinical Psychology, and President, Foundation for
Behavioral Health at the University of Nevada at Reno. Dr. Cummings
is a Past-President of the American Psychological Association and
founder of American Biodyne, the first behavioral healthcare
HMO
"Destructive Trends in Mental Health: The Well-Intentioned Path to
Harm" documents and critiques the ascent of social activism over
open-minded scintific inquiry and quality care in the current
menatl health establishment. This book is a must-read for anyone
who cares about menatl health care in this country. The book casts
a eye on much of the psychological and psychiatric professional
associations' social activism over the last 30 years. Drs. Wright
and Cummings cannot be dismissed as disgruntled conservatives.
Their deeds validate their claim to be "lifelong liberal
activists." -- Washington Times, The (DC), Warren Throckmorton,
associate professor of psychology and fellow foe psychology anf
public policy.
"This book may be the read of the year for mental health
practitioners. It is the most sweeping critique (and often
indictment) of the mental health professions in recent memory. It
is occasionally freewheeling, unfettered, and polemical on the one
hand, and precise and surgical on the other. Readers are going to
either love it or hate it. This is a wide-ranging provocative book
that offers a sweeping critique of several areas of science,
practice, and the profession that may be valuable in stimulating
discussion as we look ahead. It provides an important voice in a
growing chorus demanding reform.
." -- Frank Farley and V.K. Kumar, Reviewers, Contemporary
Psychology
"According to Cummings, "self- interested destructive trends have
permeated the mental health professions, threatening harm to the
patients who seek their help and betraying the society they are
sworn to serve." This book echoes many of the charges that up to
now have come from outisde the therapy profession. This isn't a
book that can be dismissed as just another ideologically inspired,
partisan attack." -- Psychotherapy Networker, Richard Handler,
Radio Producer
"Are you open - minded? If so, this book will captivate, fascinate,
and disturb you. If you are unquestioningly married to political
correct ideology, you will brand this book conservative dogma and
look for reasons to discredit the authors, but ironically, the
editors and principal authors are life-long liberal activists. The
book leaves few sacred cows un-gored. Nick Cummings wryly gives
step by step process for fabricating a new syndrome that would be
widely accepted. He posits that by truly integrating psychology
with healthcare and casting psychologists as behavioral primary
care providers, the number of psychology patients could increase
900%. "This book is exciting, profound, and the most thought
provoking book ever to be read in at least a decade." --
Independent Practitioner, Michael Brickey
"This book is about the taboos surrounding many controversial
subjects. It is such a challenge, the editors, mature and
experienced professionals, and book contributors dissect many
aspects within the field of mental health. These are as pertinent
to the practice of social work as they are to psychology.This book
is not to be overlooked. It has a plethora of references, primarily
from psychology even though many of the subjects have been
presented in the recent social work as well as the psychiatric and
psychoanalytic literature. It is well written and parts of it are
fun to read. Like the child who pointed out the emperor's
nakedness, this book will promote reconsideration of many problems
in the area of mental health and in the profession of social work.
Social workers who like to think and who respect challenges will
find this book a must read." -- Florence Lieberman PhD/DSW,
Professor Emerata, Hunter College School of Social Work
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