When does self-help actually help?

• Autores: Maia Szalavitz
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 311, Nº. 1, 2014, págs. 30-31
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The author discusses the self-help industry as of July 2014, focusing on the potential scientific evaluation of purported claims and programs that could be dangerous for participants. Topics include cognitive-behavior therapy, 12-step groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous, peer pressure, the sociologist Christine Whelan, and the deaths of people such as Kirby Brown at a retreat organized by the self-help guru James Arthur Ray.