Best of
Mental-Health

1961

On Becoming a Person: A Therapist's View of Psychotherapy


Carl R. Rogers - 1961
    A new introduction by Peter Kramer sheds light on the significance of Dr. Rogers's work today. New discoveries in the field of psychopharmacology, especially that of the antidepressant Prozac, have spawned a quick-fix drug revolution that has obscured the psychotherapeutic relationship. As the pendulum slowly swings back toward an appreciation of the therapeutic encounter, Dr. Rogers's "client-centered therapy" becomes particularly timely and important.

Asylums: Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other Inmates


Erving Goffman - 1961
    It focuses on the relationship between the inmate and the institution, how the setting affects the person and how the person can deal with life on the inside.

Faces in the Water


Janet Frame - 1961
    Narrated entirely from the viewpoint of a young insane woman, this novel provides a moving description of the horrific conditions in two New Zealand mental institutions.

Term of Trial


James Barlow - 1961
    Filled with self-disgust, he is ready to respond with affection and professional interest when fifteen-year old Shirley Taylor falls in love with him. Only to find himself facing trial on a charge of indecent assault. In the dock, deserted by his friends and despised by his wife, Graham Weir suddenly recovers the courage of his ideals to fight the small-minded prejudice that surrounds him.