Description: From the author of Irreversible Damage, an investigation into a mental health industry that is harming, not healing, American children In virtually every way that can be measured, Gen Z's mental health is worse than that of previous generations. Youth suicide rates are climbing, antidepressant prescriptions for children are common, and the proliferation of mental health diagnoses has not helped the staggering number of kids who are lonely, lost, sad and fearful of growing up. What's gone wrong with America's youth? In Bad Therapy, bestselling investigative journalist Abigail Shrier argues that the problem isn't the kids--it's the mental health experts. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with child psychologists, parents, teachers, and young people, Shrier explo Book and Mortar Record Store Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up -- Abigail Shrier From the author of Irreversible Damage, an investigation into a mental health industry that is harming, not healing, American children In virtually every way that can be measured, Gen Z's mental health is worse than that of previous generations. Youth suicide rates are climbing, antidepressant prescriptions for children are common, and the proliferation of mental health diagnoses has not helped the staggering number of kids who are lonely, lost, sad and fearful of growing up. What's gone wrong with America's youth? In Bad Therapy, bestselling investigative journalist Abigail Shrier argues that the problem isn't the kids--it's the mental health experts. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with child psychologists, parents, teachers, and young people, Shrier explores the ways the mental health industry has transformed the way we teach, treat, discipline, and even talk to our kids. She reveals that most of the therapeutic approaches have serious side effects and few proven benefits. Among her unsettling findings: Talk therapy can induce rumination, trapping children in cycles of anxiety and depressionSocial Emotional Learning handicaps our most vulnerable children, in both public schools and private"Gentle parenting" can encourage emotional turbulence - even violence - in children as they lash out, desperate for an adult in charge Mental health care can be lifesaving when properly applied to children with severe needs, but for the typical child, the cure can be worse than the disease. Bad Therapy is a must-read for anyone questioning why our efforts to bolster America's kids have backfired--and what it will take for parents to lead a turnaround. Author: Abigail Shrier Publisher: Sentinel Published: 02/27/2024 Pages: 320 Binding Type: Hardcover Weight: 1.10lbs Size: 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.40d ISBN: 9780593542927 About the Author Abigail Shrier received the Barbara Olson Award for Excellence and Independence in Journalism in 2021. Her bestselling book, Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters (2020), was named a "Best Book" by the Economist and the Times. It has been translated into ten languages.
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Genre 1: Books,Subjects,Parenting & Relationships,Parenting
Label: Sentinel
Artist: Shrier, Abigail
Album: Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
Book Title: Bad Therapy : Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication Year: 2024
Item Height: 1.1 in
Topic: Parenting / General, Developmental / Child, Psychotherapy / Child & Adolescent, Commentary & Opinion, Sociology / Marriage & Family
Genre: Family & Relationships, Political Science, Social Science, Psychology
Item Weight: 17.8 Oz
Item Length: 9.3 in
Author: Abigail Shrier
Item Width: 6.2 in
Format: Hardcover
