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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: A group therapy intervention for couples presenting with low sexual desire/frequency and sexual desire discrepancy to improve the quality of erotic intimacy by focusing on such elements as being fully embodied during sex, increasing authenticity, trustworthiness, and vulnerability is developed.
Abstract: Beginning in 2005, our team conducted a series of studies on optimal sexual experiences. We have applied our findings to develop a group therapy intervention for couples presenting with low sexual desire/frequency and sexual desire discrepancy. The goal was to improve the quality of erotic intimacy by focusing on such elements as being fully embodied during sex, increasing authenticity, trustworthiness, and vulnerability. Twenty-eight heterosexual individuals (14 couples) were seen in 16 hours of couples group therapy. Each completed the New Sexual Satisfaction Scale in pretests, posttests and six-month follow-ups. Significant differences in satisfaction (p <.001) were found in overall sample means from pretests to posttests and follow-ups. Significant differences were also found in 10 of 20 items, plus in two of three added items, including satisfaction with intensity of sexual arousal, variety, frequency, partner's initiation, and emotional opening up. Although this is a small sample, the results indicate that this intervention is effective. We interpret these findings in terms of creating just enough safety to enable couples to take erotic risks and thereby create desirable sexual intimacy.
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01 Jan 1987
TL;DR: A recent theory of social impact (Latane, 1981; Latane & Nida, 1980) has been shown to be increasingly important in the fields of interpersonal influence and group behavior.
Abstract: A recent theory of social impact (Latane, 1981; Latane & Nida, 1980) has been shown to be increasingly important in the fields of interpersonal influence and group behavior. Social impact is defined as
any of the great variety of changes in physiological states and subjective feelings, motives and emotions, cognitions and beliefs, values and behavior, that occur in an individual, human, or animal, as a result of the real, implied or imagined presence or actions of other individuals. (Latane, 1981, p. 343)
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...analytic groups, psychodrama groups, crisis groups, Alcoholics Anonymous, marital couples groups, family therapy groups, traditional T groups, personal growth T groups, nude therapy groups, transactional analysis groups, and Gestalt groups, to name just a few (Yalom, 1975)....
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TL;DR: This study investigated 4 types of outcome over a 6-month follow-up period for 84 psychiatric outpatients who had been treated for complicated grief using short-term group therapy, finding delayed recovery patients differed from the other types of patients on greater perceived social support and greater change during the follow- up period.
Abstract: Simon Fraser UniversityThis study investigated 4 types of outcome over a 6-month follow-up period for 84psychiatric outpatients who had been treated for complicated grief using short-termgroup therapy. The 4 types differed in regard to whether and when patients achievedclinically signiÞcant change on a primary grief outcome variable. Approximately halfof the patients achieved clinically signiÞcant change by the end of treatment andmaintained it over follow-up (maintenance). Another quarter of the patients reportedclinically signiÞcant change, but only at follow-up (delayed recovery). A few patientsachieved clinically signiÞcant change at the end of treatment, but not at follow-up(relapse). Finally, nearly a quarter of the patients failed to achieve clinically signiÞcantchange (nonrecovery). The Þndings suggest that investigators look beyond the end oftreatment when assessing improvement in patients treated with short-term grouptherapy for complicated grief. Inclusion of delayed recovery patients can substantiallymodify conclusions about the usefulness of short-term therapies for complicated grief.Delayed recovery patients differed from the other types of patients on greater perceivedsocial support and greater change during the follow-up period.Keywords: follow-up outcome, delayed recovery, short-term group therapy, compli-cated grief
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...Yalom (1985) detailed a number of therapeutic factors theoretically thought to emerge from a group-therapy format....
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TL;DR: In this article, a study was conducted to evaluate the training component of a senior peer counseling program and its benefits to peer counselors, and the intended focus of the program was on seniors experiencing depression, suicidal feelings, and other emotional crises.
Abstract: A study was conducted to evaluate the training component of a senior peer counseling program and its benefits to peer counselors. The intended focus of the program was on seniors experiencing depression, suicidal feelings, and other emotional crises. Seventeen out of 20 applicants were selected by a screening committee of social workers and mental health professionals. Of the 17 counselors selected for training, 3 males and 10 females, average age 65 years, completed the 72‐hr program. The program was assessed by external evaluators using quantitative and qualitative methods. Counselors assessed with mild levels of depression at pretest scored in the normal range at posttest and reported a lower number of depressive symptoms. The ratings ascribed to the training components were consistently positive. The qualitative component included individual interviews to assess counselors’ perceptions of the training program, the groups, their clients, and their roles as counselors. A content analysis revealed the do...
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