A Psychotherapeutic Technique with Large Groups in the Treatment of Alcoholics. A Preliminary Report

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Abstract
Three major findings emerged from the observations made in this 12-month study of a relatively large (35 patients) open-ended group of out-patients attending weekly group therapy sessions at Brookside Clinic (1) it is possible and practical to work with a large, somewhat loosely selected, irregularly attending group, and to establish a thread of cohesive interactions with ultimate value to a significant number of group members; (2) it was demonstrated that group cohesiveness and the development of interaction between individual members could be varied from session to session by the mode of presentation used by the therapist; (3) that either of the first 2 findings emerged probably depended on the fact that within this large group a small core developed which comprised those patients more able to deal with the problems at hand. This core group grew slowly but consistently throughout the life of the total group.

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