Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files

Episode 64: Self Help Book - How To Tell if It's Any Good

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Self Help books: why are there so many out there? How do you choose? Can they cure depression? Help you lose weight? Stop smoking? Can they replace psychotherapy? Find out how to weed out the best self-help book from all the others. Here's a list of the top 14 things that really bother psychologists or any scientists about self-help books.

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Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych FilesBy Michael Britt
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