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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: Results suggest that, similar to findings comparing adult outpatients to inpatients, AA/NA participation is less common among less severe adolescent outpat patients, Nonetheless, attendance appears to strengthen and extend the benefits of typical community outpatient treatment.

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TL;DR: This article reviewed studies of the group curathe process that have employed Yalom's description of group curative factors and discussed similarities and differences in the findings of the studies, as well as differences in their conclusions.
Abstract: This article reviews studies of the group curathe process that have employed Yalom's description of group curative factors. Similarities and differences in the findings of the studies are discussed...

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TL;DR: It is imperative that psychotherapists be encouraged to treat patients with MR/DD and be given the information to successfully adapt their skills for work with this population.
Abstract: Although the prevalence of mental illness among persons with mental retardation and developmental disabilities (MR/DD) is well documented, most psychotherapists have not expanded their practices to include patients from this population. The majority of reports in the early literature documented that people with MR/DD could benefit from treatment, and reports from recent years continue to inspire optimism about the effectiveness of psychotherapy. To some extent, many professionals have favored the use of training groups (e.g., social skills training) over group therapy, and this is unfortunate as the therapeutic value of groups has a powerful, generalized effect promoting self-confidence and improvements in mental health. Those that have worked with patients who have MR/DD have, however, found that a standard list of adaptations can be applied by psychotherapists interested in working with this population, independent of theoretical orientation and training background. It is imperative that psychotherapists be encouraged to treat patients with MR/DD and be given the information to successfully adapt their skills for work with this population.

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TL;DR: The results of the present study show a promising possibility of burnout reduction among professional workers, and the effect of skill development training on reducing burnout is needed.
Abstract: Staff development programs, which focus on imparting and improving intervention skills, are acknowledged as an efficient way to reduce burnout, but few studies have examined this effect. The aim of the present study was to detect any difference in the level of social worker's burnout before and after attending two different skill-development groups, namely group-intervention skills for more experienced social workers and general hospital social-work skills for less experienced. Twenty-five hospital social workers participated in the study. The three dimensions of burnout, namely emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment, changed between the pre-training and post-training measures: personal accomplishment rose by 12.39% and depersonalization fell by 29.75%. The difference was significant for the two dimensions in both groups. Emotional exhaustion significantly declined in the hospital social-work skills group only, and revealed a group-time effect. The level of peer support rose in the hospital-skills group and was positively related to a lowering of emotional exhaustion. This was an exploratory study, with a rather small sample, and the results are preliminary, but they show a promising possibility of burnout reduction among professional workers. Further research on the effect of skill development training on reducing burnout is needed.

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TL;DR: Changes in psychological distress and social participation in adults diagnosed with clinical depression during and after participating in a therapeutic horticulture programme are assessed and if the changes covaried with levels of group cohesiveness is investigated.
Abstract: This study aimed to assess changes in psychological distress and social participation in adults diagnosed with clinical depression during and after participating in a therapeutic horticulture programme, and to investigate if the changes covaried with levels of group cohesiveness during the intervention. An intervention with a single-group design was repeated with different samples in successive years (pooled n = 46). In each year, five groups of 3-7 participants went through the intervention. Data were collected before, twice during, and immediately after a 12-week therapeutic horticulture programme, as well as at 3-months' follow up. Mental health assessments included the Beck Depression Inventory, the State Subscale of Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Positive Affect Scale from the Positive and Negative Affect Scale, the Perceived Stress Scale, and the Therapeutic Factors Inventory-Cohesiveness Scale. The analysis of the pooled data confirmed significant beneficial change in all mental health variables during the intervention. Change from baseline in depression severity persisted at 3-months' follow up. Increased social activity after the intervention was reported for 38% of the participants. The groups quickly established strong cohesiveness, and this continued to increase during the intervention. The average level of group cohesiveness correlated positively, but not significantly, with change in all mental health outcome variables.

78 citations