Offers an understanding of the origins of psychological disorder and the therapy that helps or hinders it. This title also offers a welcome corrective for the psychology students or practitioners and an overview for the general readers.[...]
David Smail's books work to a central theme - that psychological distress arises not from 'illness' or personal failure but as a response to damaging influences from the outside world. He believes that such distress can be alleviated by care and understanding from our fellows. He also examines how t[...]