Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-327) and index.
Pt. I.Claims of the Mental Health Experts Versus the Evidence -- 1.Introduction -- 2.Psychotherapy: The Myth of Expertise -- 3.Prediction and Diagnosis: More Myths of Expertise -- 4.Experience: The Myth of Expanding Expertise -- 5.Licensing: The Myth of Protecting the Public -- 6.Plethora of Experts and What to Do About Them -- 7.Why the Myths Are Believed -- Pt. II.Impact on Our Cultural Beliefs -- 8.New Age Psychology -- 9.Paternalistic Put-Downs: Clients as Slaves to Therapists, and the Rest of Us as Slaves to Our Feelings -- 10.Autonomy and Advice.