Even secular literature has recognised that it is not always best to concentrate exclusively on feelings and has recognised the need to at times ask �How are you doing� and �What do you need to do� rather than �How are you feeling�. (Summerfield, Asylum-seekers, refugees and mental health services in the UK , Psychiatric Bulletin (2001) 25: 161-163)

Sometimes the most helpful thing we can do for people is help them to become active- �unemployment is associated with early death, divorce, family violence, accidents, suicide, higher mortality rates in spouse and children, anxiety and depression, disturbed sleep patterns and low self-esteem� SMITH, R. (1992) "Without work all life goes rotten." British Medical Journal, 305, 972).