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Article: JUST HOW HEALTHY IS MODERN PSYCHOTHERAPY? 22% OF THE PUBLIC HAS SOME FORM OF MENTAL ILLNESS BUT ONLY 3-4% GET HELP.(Lifestyles/Spotlight)(Interview)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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- January 7, 1997
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Byline: Linda Castrone Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Colorado Psychological Association, the News interviewed two members about the state of the profession. We consulted Sandra Rhodes and Martha Hipp, both licensed psychologists.
What are the most pressing issues in the field of mental health?
Hipp: Our society is ambivalent toward mental health treatment. We are aware of how serious the problems are, yet therapists are vulnerable to the sniping that mental health care is a frill, an indulgence of the worried well.
Of the total population within a single year, 12.6% suffer from anxiety or ...