In Therapy We Trust: America's Obsession with Self-Fulfillment

Abstract

Contents: Chapter 1 ILLNESS A New Cure, A New Faith, 1850-1900 Chapter 2 POVERTY Reformers Offer Treatment, 1890-1930 Chapter 3 MARRIAGE A Science of Personal Relationships, 1920-1940 Chapter 4 WAR The Soldier's Psyche, 1941-1945 Chapter 7 FEELINGS Expressing the Self, 1970-1980 Chapter 8 PERSONAL PROBLEMS and PUBLIC DEBATE