Título: Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
Autor: Abigail Shrier
Sinopse: 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 depression Social 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.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren’t Growing Up”, de Abigail Shrier, publicado pela editora Sentinel, em 2023 e com 314 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Sentinel
Páginas: 314
Ano: 2023
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Linguagem: inglês
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Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Sentinel costumam apresentar um olhar crítico e conservador sobre temas políticos, sociais e culturais contemporâneos, com foco em análises que envolvem ideologias, crises morais e desafios à liberdade individual. A leitura frequentemente traz um tom de alerta e urgência, abordando conflitos entre valores tradicionais e mudanças sociais, como a influência da política identitária, o papel da religião na sociedade e a crítica a instituições progressistas. O ritmo varia entre narrativas investigativas, relatos históricos e reflexões ideológicas, o que pode provocar tanto tensão quanto engajamento intelectual. O catálogo sugere um público interessado em debates políticos atuais, histórias de resistência e análises das transformações culturais recentes.
