In a 1954 New Yorker essay “Howtoism,” writer and critic Dwight Macdonald states that authors of how-to books are to other authors as frogs are to mammals, and encourages people to read other genres.

While many social critics and journalists have commented on the concerning rise of anti-intellectualism within the American public, there has been less of a focus on the noticeable popularity of ...

Group loans are given by SHGs. Self-help groups are voluntary organizations consisting of people with similar economic and social backgrounds. This system has become quite popular in rural areas. In ...

TORONTO -- Psychologists want to know more about how to help those who help themselves. Many thousands of self-help groups exist worldwide. But little is known about how they work conceptually, said ...

Relapse prevention is why most people seek treatment, and with opioid use disorders (OUDs), there’s about a 90 percent relapse rate. This article explains why and how specific sayings from self-help ...