Although the author gives lip service to the belief that there is a place for both psychology/psychiatry and practical application of philosophy, he clearly doesn't believe it. He spends a lot of time deriding traditional psychiatry and psychology while using case examples to support his method of "philosophical counseling." His case studies are compelling. However, I highly doubt these cases represent the vast majority of individuals seeking mental health counseling. Anyone who has the time, knowledge and means to seek out and meet with a "philosophical counselor" at a university is almost certainly far different from your average "patient" in a public health clinic. I agree that psychiatric medications can be misused and may often be over-prescribed, but I think this is more symptomatic of a flawed delivery system than a totally flawed model. Basically, if the diagnosis is a DSM V code I think philosphical counseling might have some merit. Other diagnosis would probably be better treated by traditional methods.

Interesante uso de la filosofía. Obviamente el libro es bastante superficial, pero una buena pincelada y un uso que no deja de tener mucho sentido.

Can't get through it. All the author does is bash psychology and psychiatry and say that they made up mental illnesses so people would think that they are sick.