My original goal in writing this article was to respond to a critique by Albert Ellis (personal communication, 1986) of "Preventing Mental Illness: Some Personal Discoveries" (Ericson, 1986). Trying to answer him led to a deeper understanding on my part of mental illness, and to new therapeutic techniques. I discuss these techniques and answer Albert Ellis's critique.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
Aldridge, L.
(September, 1987). Speech presented at the Plenary Session, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Arlington, VA.
2.
Beck, A.
, & Emery, G. (1985). Anxiety disorders and phobias: A cognitive perspective. New York: Basic Books.
3.
Ericson, K.
(1986). Preventing mental illness: Some personal discoveries. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 26, 61-71.
4.
Gammill, C.
(1986). Self-direction as a potential influence on the etiology of schizophrenia. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 26, 72-79.
5.
Goleman, D.
(1987, November 26). Trying to face reality? It may be the last thing that the doctor orders. New York Times, p. B12-B12.
6.
Helmstetter, S.
(1986). What to say when you talk to your self. Scottsdale, AZ: Grindle.
7.
Kaufman, B. N.
(1977). To love is to be happy with. New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan.
8.
Raimy, V.
(1975). Misunderstandings of the self. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
