Men In Therapy: The Challenge of Change

Meth and Pasick's "Men in Therapy" is a fine book. It is one of the first books to attempt translation of the growing men's studies literature into a practical exposition of how to approach men in psychotherapy. Two previous noteworthy books have been Scher, et al's (1987) Handbook of Counseling and Psychotherapy with Men and Silverberg's (1986) Psychotherapy for Men. Like the Scher, et al., book, this is an anthology, with several authors focusing on differing aspects of the common theme. The authors meet a principal challenge of this format by coordinating the chapters well enough that there are seamless transitions and a general sense of congruence. Though there is no concluding chapter to summarize and integrate, the reader is nonetheless left with a fairly coherent message about men in therapy. The lack of a single, all-encompassing, reference list is a mild annoyance.

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