A Method for the Study of Therapeutic Factors in Group Psychotherapy
- 1 March 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 134 (3) , 257-263
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.134.3.257
Abstract
Summary: A method is described for the study of therapeutic factors in group therapy in which patients and their therapists prepare brief reports at regular intervals about those events in treatment which they regard as important; these reports are then assigned by independent judges to a classification of therapeutic factors which has been specifically devised for this purpose. The feasibility, validity and reliability of the method are discussed and its potential application to group therapy research and training briefly mentioned.Keywords
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