▁shape ▁in ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁in ▁Min ot , ▁North ▁Dak ota , ▁the ▁product ▁of ▁three ▁officers ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force ▁Regional ▁Hospital . ▁The ▁idea ▁for ▁the ▁journal ▁came ▁from ▁Michael ▁Gl enn , ▁a ▁psych iat rist ▁who ▁had ▁recently ▁arrived ▁as ▁Chief ▁of ▁Ne uro log y ▁and ▁Psych iat ry . ▁He ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁David ▁Bry an , ▁the ▁hospital ▁social ▁worker , ▁and ▁by ▁Michael ▁Gal an , ▁an ▁M BA ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁hospital ▁business ▁office . ▁The ▁three ▁of ▁them ▁further ▁developed ▁the ▁idea , ▁and ▁— ▁with ▁S ara ▁Gl enn ▁and ▁L inda ▁Bry an ▁— ▁formed ▁the ▁Rad ical ▁Ther ap ist ▁Collect ive . ▁The ▁Collect ive ▁solic ited ▁articles , ▁contrib uting ▁edit ors ▁and ▁subscri ptions , ▁and ▁worked ▁to ▁produce ▁and ▁dist ribute ▁the ▁journal . ▁After ▁a ▁year , ▁they ▁were ▁joined ▁by ▁Deb or ah ▁Lev itt , ▁from ▁Ben ning ton , ▁Verm ont , ▁who ▁had ▁tra ve led ▁cross - country ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁them . ▁Their ▁manif esto ▁stated : ▁▁ ▁Why ▁have ▁we ▁begun ▁another ▁journal ? ▁No ▁other ▁publication ▁meets ▁the ▁need ▁we ▁feel ▁exists : ▁to ▁un ite ▁all ▁people ▁concerned ▁with ▁the ▁radical ▁analysis ▁of ▁ther apy ▁in ▁this ▁society . ▁It ▁is ▁time ▁we ▁grouped ▁together ▁and ▁made ▁common ▁cause . ▁We ▁need ▁to ▁exchange ▁experience ▁and ▁ideas , ▁and ▁join ▁others ▁working ▁toward ▁change .