Self-Help That Works

Self-help is big business but alas not always a scientific one. Self-help books websites and movies abound and are important sources of psychological advice for millions of Americans. But how can you sift through them to find the ones that work?Self-Help That Works is an indispensable guide that enables readers to identify effective self-help materials and distinguish them from those that are potentially misleading or even harmful. Six scientist-practitioners bring careful research expertise and a dozen national studies to the task of choosing and recommending self-help resources. Designed for both laypersons and mental-health professionals this book critically reviews multiple types of self-help resources from books and autobiographies to films online programs support groups and websites for 41 different behavioral disorders and life challenges. The revised edition of this award-winning book now features online self-help resources expanded content and new chapters focusing on autism bullying chronic pain GLB issues happiness and nonchemical addictions. Each chapter updates the self-help resources launched since the previous edition and expands the material. The final chapters provide key strategies for consumers evaluating self-help as well as for professionals integrating self-help into treatment. All told this updated edition of Self-Help that Works evaluates more than 2000 self-help resources and brings together the collective wisdom of nearly 5000 mental health professionals. Whether seeking self-help for yourself loved ones or patients this is the go-to research-based guide with the best advice on what works.