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Too often with neurosis, description of a method of treatment has not been accompanied by definition of the patient population or evidence for efficacy. This and the next chapter are intended for those who are not experienced in particular forms of treatment, but who come into contact with neurosis in their daily work and require some general principles. This is therefore eclectic and practical at the risk of being simplistic, and does not represent any theoretical purity. The whole discussion of treatment for neurosis must be considered provisional. We know very little about the efficacy of different types of treatment and until we know more we should not be dogmatic.
… ‘there is a relationship between cowman and cows. If it is a good relationship, it appears that the cows approved the cowman… if the cows have confidence in their cowman they yield better. However, it is easier to show the relationship than to explain it’.
M.F. Seabrook, The Relationships between Dairy Cows and Man
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Sims, A. (1983). General Principles of Treatment. In: Neurosis in Society. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17113-2_10
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