Bad Therapy: Master Therapists Share Their Worst Failures Book

Good, not excellent. the case studies were brief, and while i liked the format of the book (brief discussion, presention of the case, discussion on what can learn from it), it was hard to get that involved in. which suprised me because i think this is fascinating topic - therapists DO fail sometimes, and remembering that is important.

i also had the feeling most of the therapists were not telling the full truth about their most horrible mistakes. or, hell, if those are it, i want their career! not one person discussed a suicidal patient either, which i found really lacking. then again, the suicidal patient is pretty damn lacking in the literature in general, so it makes a sort of sense. but i kind f felt like one "story" with one person with at least suicidal ideation would a) show the pressure therapists are under, b) show that this really is often a matter of life and death, and c) underscore the fact that at it's very least, therapy seeks to improve lives, and fails when it maintains the status quo, or makes it worse.

i think it would make an excellent bathroom book.