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PSYCHIATRISTS   occurs   7 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... psychiatrists.   BB p.26, There Is A Solution   Go to page 26 in the Big Book
He had consulted the best known American psychiatrists.


2.
... psychiatrists agree with our conclusions.   BB p.43, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 43 in the Big Book
Many doctors and psychiatrists agree with our conclusions.

3.
... psychiatrists and psychologists as it is to ...   12&12 p.38, Step Three
We realize that the word "dependence" is as distasteful to many psychiatrists and psychologists as it is to alcoholics.

4.
Psychiatrists and psychologists point out the deep ...   12&12 p.56, Step Five
Psychiatrists and psychologists point out the deep need every human being has for practical insight and knowledge of his own personality flaws and for a discussion of them with an understanding and trustworthy person.


5.
... psychiatrists directing a hospital for alcoholics we ...   BB xxviii(xxvi), The Doctor's Opinion   Display entire Doctor's Opinion
If any feel that as psychiatrists directing a hospital for alcoholics we appear somewhat sentimental, let them stand with us a while on the firing line, see the tragedies, the despairing wives, the little children; let the solving of these problems become a part of their daily work, and even of their sleeping moments, and the most cynical will not wonder that we have accepted and encouraged this movement.

6.
... psychiatrists have often observed, defiance is the ...   12&12 p.31, Step Two
"As psychiatrists have often observed, defiance is the outstanding characteristic of many an alcoholic.


7.
... psychiatrists who have dealt with us have ...   BB p.18, There Is A Solution   Go to page 18 in the Big Book
Highly competent psychiatrists who have dealt with us have found it sometimes impossible to persuade an alcoholic to discuss his situation without reserve.


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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