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	This article was accepted on 31 January 2013 by reviewer You Can Act Like A Man (talk · contribs).

GA?[edit]

I don't understand how this article passed a GA review. There are several problems: first, the Discussion of Langs' current approach: the "Adaptive Paradigm of Psychotherapy" section reads like something you would find in a university term or research paper. Yes it is apparently supported by references but it appears to me to be too "essay-like"; second, the Characteristics section is more suitable for an article on the "Adaptive paradigm" itself; third, the "Bibliography" and "Works" sections are far too long (and incorrectly formatted) - we don't need to list every single article and book the subject every wrote or contributed to. This is not a resume or a curriculum vitae. --ukexpat (talk) 14:18, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have fixed some of the more obvious formatting errors.--ukexpat (talk) 14:25, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have demoted this one to a C (at best), it has too many issues to be anything higher.--ukexpat (talk) 17:57, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Robert Langs, M.D.[edit]

I have read this posting and find it very appropriate. The man has come up with a high-impact, paradigm shifting modality of treatment, one that is far from being fully assimilated by the field. He needs further to be heard and read, and this forum will help in that effort. Others have tried to silence him. 69.107.104.209 (talk) 01:44, 19 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

not seeing the neutrality problem...[edit]

Though this article has been flagged for not being neutral, I'm not sure how there is a neutrality problem. Langs' published claims are articulated and published counter-claims are also included. The author doesn't give his view of the matter but let's the claims and counter-claims speak for themselves. So where is there a neutrality issue? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Whitjr (talk • contribs) 16:01, 25 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Robert Langs, whose term “The Strong Adaptive Approach” characterizes his unique perspective on psychotherapy, built upon the foundations of the early work of Sigmund Freud’s topographic theory of the mind, and various elements of C.G. Jung’s assessment of the unconscious psyche. In turn, his work has influenced the teachings and writings of Michael Conforti both in clinical practice and in his seminal work with archetypal pattern recognition. Due to Conforti’s influence, Langs’ writings and teachings have found a wide audience among practicing therapists and laypersons who are serious students of consciousness.

The major aspects of Langs' approach include (but are not limited to): Unconscious Communication, the significance of the frame of therapy, Freud and the architecture of the mind, Deep unconscious wisdom, Psyche and spirituality.

Langs' approach has not received widespread acceptance in the psychotherapeutic community, which contemporaneously emphasizes cognitive neuroscience and evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy as "mainstream" schools of thought. However, due to the influence of Dr. Conforti and the Assisi Institute, of which he is the Director, Langs is becoming known as a pioneer in the study of consciousness and his ideas have begun to achieve more widespread currency now, following his recent passing, than they did in his lifetime.64.223.162.50 (talk) 21:16, 13 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]