ABSTRACT
A new theory of treatment is needed. Why? Because no existing theory is adequate, because none has shown itself to be better than the others, and because each has important gaps that limit its effectiveness. On the other hand, in practice, the approaches often become less discrete than they appear to be. This suggests that there are some basic ‘truths’ that many theories discover. Further, each theory has something valuable to offer, often something that is seen uniquely or understood most fully through that theory. The task becomes collecting, comparing and synthesizing the strengths of each theory while identifying and, as much as possible, reducing the limitations of the theories. That is, we don’t need another theory. We need a comprehensive theory.
