Books by Meg Jay and Complete Book Reviews
Meg Jay. Hachette/Twelve, $22.98 (288p) ISBN 978-0-446-56176-1
The professional and personal angst of directionless twentysomethings is given a voice and some sober counsel in this engaging guide. Drawing on research and case studies from her clinical psychology practice, first-time author Jay shows how the...
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Meg Jay. Twelve, $28 (400p) ISBN 978-1-4555-5915-2
Clinical psychologist Jay (The Defining Decade) makes an “empathic choice” on behalf of resilient people, defined here as those who exhibit “unexpected competence” despite traumatic experiences. She challenges the idea that such people are damaged...
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Meg Jay. Simon & Schuster, $27.99 (288p) ISBN 978-1-668-01229-1
Clinical psychologist Jay (The Defining Decade) presents a brisk and pragmatic guide to mental health for young adults. Critiquing what she sees as a crisis of overmedication and overdiagnosed mental illness, Jay posits that most 20-somethings “don’t
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