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The contemporary world is in psychological crisis. There is a pervasive sense of powerlessness and purposelessness, alienation from self and others, enormous fear and suffering, and a dangerous rise in sadistic and self-destructive behavior. Nihilism, depression, addiction, and oppression have reached epidemic proportions. In such a psychological climate it is not an exaggeration to speak of selves-at-risk.
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Rubin, J.B. (1996). Introduction. In: Psychotherapy and Buddhism. Issues in the Practice of Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7280-4_1
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