Since 2006, Hal Arkowitz and Scott Lilienfeld have been debunking myths surrounding mental health and its treatment in their Facts and Fictions column for Scientific American Mind. This book compiles their articles, augmented with original content on new trending issues in mental health awareness, in a single volume for the first time. Each chapter focuses on either a myth or a set of interrelated myths concerning mental illness and its treatment, and focuses on the scientific research that helps set the record straight on the reality of these psychological problems