CBT

Is CBT all it claims to be? The Cognitive Behavioural Tsunami: Managerialism, Politics, and the Corruptions of Science provides a powerful critique of CBT's understanding of human suffering, as well as the apparent scientific basis underlying it.

Farhad Dalal has been in independent practice as a group analyst and psychotherapist for over thirty years. He also works with organizations. His previous books have questioned received wisdom in a range of territories including psychotherapy (Taking the Group Seriously), racism (Race, Colour and the Processes of Racialization) and equal opportunities (Thought Paralysis - The Virtues of Discrimination).

Ch. 1 Introduction: Hyper-rationality. Part I - The Tsunami. Ch. 2 The Tsunami Begins.... Ch. 3 The Merchants of Happiness. Part II - Politics of Identity Formation. Ch. 4 Master-Myths and Identity Formation. Ch. 5 The 'Psy' Wars. Part III - Cognitivism. Ch. 6 Homo Economicus. Ch. 7 Managerialism. Part IV - Dispensing CBT. Ch. 8 NICE: naughty, but not nice. Ch. 9 CBT Treatment. Ch. 10 IAPT: Managerialism and the Privatization of 'Mental Health'. Part V - CBT Research. Ch. 11 Good Science. Ch. 12 The Corruptions of Science. Ch. 13 Statistical Spin; Linguistic Obfuscation. Ch 14. The Cognitivist Delusion. References