| "...In this issue of Update we will examine all aspects of denial, both healthy and harmful. We'll discuss the differences between adaptive and maladaptive styles of denial. We will look at some ways in which denial is expressed and note its role in family and other personal relations, as well as the part it plays in addiction, illness, death and the grief process. In the Guidelines section, you'll find some ways in which chronic denial can be confronted and changed..." | |