Main description:

Looks at effects of contemporary political and social system on psychology and psychotherapy * Puts forward ideas for advancing theory and clinical practice which counteract harmful effects of societal influences * Contains contributions from a distinguished international range of contributors

Contents:

Introduction: Manic Societies and Overfunctioning Sciences; 1. The Personal Is Political: A Conversation with Jeff Sugarman; 2. Subjectivity and the Critical Imagination in Neoliberal Capitalism: A Conversation with Thomas Teo; 3. Culture, Context, and Coloniality: Bhatia's Decolonizing Psychology and Kirschner's Sociocultural Subjectivities; 4. Psychology as Apparatus: An Interview with Sam Binkley; 5. Infinite Greed and Transcendental Materialism: A Conversation with Adrian Johnston; 6. On Destructiveness: A Conversation with Sue Grand; 7. Taking Persons Seriously: A Conversation with Jack Martin; 8. Philosophical Hermeneutics and Psychological Understanding: A Conversation with Frank C. Richardson