David Smail (psychologist)

David John Smail^[1] (23 April 1938 – 3 August 2014)^[2] was a British clinical psychologist who was a proponent of a social materialist explanation of psychological distress.^[3]

The Treatment of Mental Illness - Science, Faith and the Therapeutic Personality. University of London Press, 1969.

Psychotherapy: A Personal Approach. [1978] Dent, 1982 (revised). 978-0-460-02194-4

Illusion and Reality - The Meaning of Anxiety. [1984] Constable, 1997 (revised). 978-0-460-02278-1

Taking Care - An Alternative to Therapy. [1987] Constable, 1998. 978-0-09-477420-9

The Origins of Unhappiness - A New Understanding of Personal Distress. [1993] Constable, 1999 (revised). 978-0-09-479340-8

How to Survive Without Psychotherapy. [1996] Constable, 1998 (revised). 978-0-09-478480-2

The Nature of Unhappiness. Robinson, 2001. 1-84119-350-X

Why Therapy Doesn't Work. Robinson, 2001. 978-1-84119-350-2

Power, Interest and Psychology - Elements of a Social Materialist Understanding of Distress. PCCS Books, 2005. 978-1-898059-71-4