Taking America off drugs : why behavioral therapy is more effective for treating ADHD, OCD, depression, and other psychological problems / Stephen Ray Flora.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Flora, Stephen Ray, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychotropic drugs.

Neurobehavioral disorders--Chemotherapy.

Neurobehavioral disorders.

Behavior therapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this highly provocative book, Stephen Ray Flora maintains that we have been deceived into believing that whatever one's psychological problem—from anxiety, anorexia, bulimia, depression, phobias, sleeping and sexual difficulties to schizophrenia—there is a drug to cure us. In contrast, he argues that these problems are behavioral, not chemical, and he advocates behavioral therapy as an antidote. He makes the controversial claim that for virtually every psychological difficulty, behavioral therapy is more effective than drug treatment. Not only that, but the side effects of behavioral therapy, rather than being harmful like many drugs, are actually beneficial, often facilitating self-empowerment through learning functional life skills.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Introduction

The Behavioral Balance

Eating Disorders

Specific Phobias

OCD

ADD and ADHD

Depression

Schizophrenia

Health Concerns, Head to Toe

Conclusion

References

Name Index

Subject Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-176) and indexes.

ISBN:

9780791479643

0791479641

9781435611948

1435611942

OCLC:

182747816