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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Colleagues, I've had what seems like a bit of
an insight today. Briefly, it seems to me that many people are caught up in
problems that are far more complex than anything that can be addressed by
therapy, conundrums that partake of many facets of life: Real economic issues,
real family responsibilities, moral obligations, dealing with the consequences
of problematic behavior, and so forth. (Indeed, on a paper I've just posted on
my website, I've listed twenty such situations, though many people often are
caught up in more than one---another type of co-morbidity.) The official DSM
(diagnostic manual) hardly addresses the depth or extent of such problems:
"situational" is the closest term and it doesn't do justice to the complexity
and weight and often long-term processes involved. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> It's about 4
pages and for those who would care to, I invite to think along with me, email me
and make suggestions. This paper should be thought of as a provisional warm-up
for dialog rather than my presuming to make any definitiive pronouncements on
the issues. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> go to <A
href="http://www.blatner.com/adam/psyntbk/nearinsurmountprob.html">http://www.blatner.com/adam/psyntbk/nearinsurmountprob.html</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Thanks, </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Adam Blatner<BR> </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>