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The theory and practice of group psychotherapy

01 Jan 1970-
TL;DR: Yalom as mentioned in this paper described the course of therapy from both the patient's and the therapist's viewpoint in Encounter Groups: First Facts (1973) and Every Day gets a Little Closer: A Twice-Told Therapy (1974).
Abstract: This book first appeared in 1970 and has gone into two further editions, one in 1975 and this one in 1985. Yalom is also the author of Existential Psychotherapy (1980), In-patient Group Psychotherapy (1983), the co-author with Lieberman of Encounter Groups: First Facts (1973) and with Elkin of Every Day Gets a Little Closer: A Twice-Told Therapy (1974) (which recounts the course of therapy from the patient's and the therapist's viewpoint). The present book is the central work of the set and seems to me the most substantial. It is also one of the most readable of his works because of its straightforward style and the liberal use of clinical examples.
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TL;DR: This paper examined the relationships between the number of group leaders and group members, and group climate and member satisfaction in 32 semistructured therapy groups for adolescents, and compared group climate with group member satisfaction.
Abstract: We examined the relationships between the numbers of group leaders and group members, and group climate and member satisfaction in 32 semistructured therapy groups for adolescents. Specifically, we compared group climate and group member satisfaction in 13 singly led and 19 co-led therapy groups ran

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  • ...Today, coleadership is a widely used leadership structure across various mental health domains (see Yalom & Leszcz, 2005), and is often utilized in the training of group psychotherapists (Dies, 1994)....

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TL;DR: Findings indicated more favorable outcomes for parents in both treatment conditions compared to control, moreavorable outcomes on the stress index for parents treated in groups compared to individual coaching, and bonding was the most consistent predictor of outcomes.
Abstract: Two interventions for parents of children with learning disabilities (LD)—individual coaching and group counseling—were compared. Participants were 169 parents, non-randomly assigned to three experimental conditions: coaching (n=45), group counseling (n=93) and control (n=31). Variables included outcomes (parental stress and parental coping), personal (perceived social support) and process (bonding with therapist/group). Findings indicated more favorable outcomes for parents in both treatment conditions compared to control, more favorable outcomes on the stress index for parents treated in groups compared to individual coaching, and bonding was the most consistent predictor of outcomes. The discussion focuses on the power of group counseling for parents of children with LD.

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  • ...This sense of universality in itself helps to reduce frustration and sense of failure (Yalom & Leszcz, 2005 )....

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TL;DR: A two-tier model for work with high-risk families that combines multiple-family groups in the community with home-based family therapy for individual families is presented.
Abstract: A two-tier model for work with high-risk families is presented. It combines multiple-family groups in the community with home-based family therapy for individual families. The ecostructural conceptual framework of the model is discussed, and its application is illustrated by a case vignette.

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TL;DR: The aim is to learn the preferential evaluations of the therapeutic factors in each group in order to establish similarities and differences with regard to the type of therapy, group stage and type of patient, and to establish guidance to enable us to approach the psychotherapy with more specific and adequate techniques.
Abstract: Although there is great interest and development in the investigation of group therapeutic factors, there are few studies regarding group psychotherapy with schizophrenic patients. Given the importance of both aspects in our work, the authors of this work have analyzed the therapeutic factors for schizophrenic patients in two types of group psychotherapy - inpatients and outpatients - based on Yalom's questionnaire of the therapeutic factors (altruism, cohesiveness, universality, interpersonal learning output and input, guidance, catharsis, identification, family re-enactment, comprehension, instillation of hope and existential factors) and applying the Q-sort method to analyze it. The aim is to learn the preferential evaluations of the therapeutic factors in each group in order to establish similarities and differences with regard to the type of therapy, group stage and type of patient, and to establish guidance to enable us to approach the psychotherapy with more specific and adequate techniques.

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TL;DR: Characteristics of a group of transsexuals living in a different cultural setting from other studies of this patient population are reported in order to identify problems of Turkish transsexuals and advocate changes in current Turkish laws for sex reassignment.
Abstract: The change in Turkish law to allow local sex reassignment surgery was passed in May 1988 By law, a candidate for such surgery must obtain a medical certificate attesting that the operation is necessary However, the law does not specify conditions for granting such a certificate, so any physician can give a certificate based on his own criteria Sex reassignment surgery can therefore be performed without preoperative psychiatric evaluation and preparation This is a report of 40 female-to-male transsexuals They had completed psychiatric assessment and participated in group therapy These meetings provided a valuable setting for getting to know transsexuals and their families Participants' long, regular attendance and low dropout rate demonstrate high group cohesion The aim of the study is to report characteristics of a group of transsexuals living in a different cultural setting from other studies of this patient population in order to identify problems of Turkish transsexuals and advocate changes in current Turkish laws for sex reassignment

33 citations