George,

I like Dr. Phil's straightforward counseling style and believe he is "spot on" regarding what many people need today, tools for gaining mental health!

He has communicated with a man I think has the longest track record in defining human psychological problems as problems of those who are mentally less healthy or unhealthy rather than defining them as Mentally ILL, Dr. William Glasser MD. Glasser's books, from "Reality Therapy" in 1965 to "Warning, Psychiatry May Be Hazardous To Your Mental Health" in 2003, have all stressed a mental health, drug free, counseling approach to becoming mentally healthy.

For a free booklet on this issue "Defining Mental Health as a Public Health Problem" readers can contact me at wabbottct@earthlink.net.

Bill Abbott (electronic mail, August 16, 2006)