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  • 1 - Thinking Critically about Therapy

  • Edited by Stephen Hupp, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Cara L. Santa Maria, Fielding Graduate University, California
  • Book:
    Pseudoscience in Therapy
    Published online:
    16 March 2023
    Print publication:
    23 March 2023, pp 1-10

  • Summary

    The introductory chapter defines pseudoscience as it relates to therapy. Potential harms of using pseudoscientific interventions are discussed. Pseudoscience is contrasted with attempts to identify science-based therapies. The chapter identifies the challenge in distinguishing between science and pseudoscience due to the fuzzy boundary between these two constructs.

Pseudoscience in Therapy
  • A Skeptical Field Guide
  • Edited by Stephen Hupp, Cara L. Santa Maria
  • Published online:
    16 March 2023
    Print publication:
    23 March 2023
  • When experiencing mental health challenges, we all deserve treatments that actually work. Whether you are a healthcare consumer, student, or mental health professional, this book will help you recognize implausible, ineffective, and even harmful therapy practices while also considering recent controversies. Research-supported interventions are identified in this book and expanded upon in a companion volume. Chapters cover every major mental disorder and are written by experts in their respective fields. Pseudoscience in Therapy is of interest to students taking courses in psychotherapy, counseling, clinical psychology, and behavior therapy, as well as practitioners looking for a guide to proven therapeutic techniques.