Group Therapy With Schizophrenics: A Review of Controlled Studies

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Abstract
A review of 43 controlled studies was conducted which evaluated the effectiveness of group therapy for schizophrenics. Group therapy was judged to be an effective modality of treatment for schizophrenics in 67 percent of the inpatient studies. It was especially useful in groups lasting more than three months. Therapy groups were effective for schizophrenics in 80 percent of the outpatient studies. Interaction-oriented approaches were more effective than insight-oriented approaches, which were found to be harmful for some schizophrenics.