[Beware Psychotherapy That Works (quillette.com)](https://quillette.com/2023/08/08/beware-psychotherapy-that-works/) This page is an article from Quillette that criticizes psychotherapy for its potential harms and limitations. The key takeaway is: - Psychotherapy can be ineffective, harmful, or even dangerous when it fails to address the root causes of the problems, reinforces false beliefs or maladaptive behaviors, or exposes the patients to more anxiety or distress. - Psychotherapy can also be problematic when it succeeds in making the patients more self-centered, self-indulgent, or self-justifying, without considering the impact of their actions on others or society. - Psychotherapy can be influenced by ideological biases, personal agendas, or pop-psychology trends that may not serve the best interests of the patients or reflect the reality of their situations. - Psychotherapy is not a panacea for all mental health challenges, and it may not make America a happier or more cohesive nation. It may even contribute to some of the social and moral issues that plague the modern society.