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The theory and practice of group psychotherapy

Irvin D. Yalom1•
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: The central importance of the group as a social microcosm, cohesion and group process, here-and-now activation, and corrective emotional experience are documented, as is the role of the therapist in facilitating interpersonal feedback and effective therapeutic work.
Abstract: The interpersonal model of group psychotherapy emphasizes the critical nature of peer interactions and consequent dynamic interpersonal learning. The author illustrates basic concepts of the model through a series of clinical vignettes. The central importance of the group as a social microcosm, cohesion and group process, here-and-now activation, and corrective emotional experience are documented, as is the role of the therapist in facilitating interpersonal feedback and effective therapeutic work.

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review process and outcome measures related to groups to encourage practitioners to evaluate their group work, aid researchers in identifying reliable and valid measures, and foster collaboration between research and practice.
Abstract: This article reviews process and outcome measures related to groups to encourage practitioners to evaluate their group work, aid researchers in identifying reliable and valid measures, and foster collaboration between research and practice.

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TL;DR: Comparing low-income, inner-city female drug abusers with males in methadone treatment on childhood and adulthood exposure to violent trauma and PTSD is compared.
Abstract: There is a growing recognition of the strong association between psychoactive substan ceabuse and violence. Repeated exposure to violent trauma is particularly salient for women. Moreover, violent trauma may play a role in the etiologies of depression, substance abuse, and trauma-related disorders, such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). For the female methadone patient, an untreated trauma-related disorder can be a hidden factor that hinders treatment response and leads to treatment complications, such as depression, polysubstance abuse, or treatment drop out. This article reviews the prevalence of trauma and violence for women on methadone, comparing low-income, inner-city female drug abusers with males in methadone treatment on childhood and adulthood exposure to violent trauma and PTSD. Because women are in a minority in methadone maintenance treatment programs, standard treatment approaches have generally not focused on their particular issues and needs. Two alternative models are pres...

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TL;DR: InTRODUCfion: Group versus Individual Orientation, Clinical versus Statistical Measurement, and Process versus Outcome Orientation.
Abstract: INTRODUCfION 453 INDIVIDUAL VERSUS GROUP CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK 455 CLINICAL VERSUS STATISTICAL APPROACH TO METHODOLOGy 457 PROCESS VERSUS OUTCOME ORIENTATION 459 Why these polarities? 459 OUTCOME CONCEPTUALIZATION AND MEASUREMENT 460 Conceptual Rationale: Definition of Outcome 460 Conceptual Rationale: Group versus Individual Orientation 461 Clinical versus Statistical Measurement 462 Research Strategy 463 Recent Outcome Literature 463 Reviews 463 Negative effects 464 Other outcome literature 465 PERSONAL CHANGE PROCESSES 467 Group versus Individual Orientation 467 Clinical versus Statistical Methods 468 Process versus Outcome Orientation 470 Change Mechanisms ........ 471

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