Hostname: page-component-745bb68f8f-b95js Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2025-01-24T03:27:57.199Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

In-patient group psychotherapy: a survey of staff and patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Fiona S. Clunie
Fiona S. Clunie*
Affiliation:
Royal Dundee Liff Hospital, Dundee DD2 5NF
Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

Core share and HTML view are not available for this content. However, as you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button.

An in-patient psychotherapy group was started in an acute female psychiatric ward. Staff and patients were asked to fill in a questionnaire about the group. The response rate was 65% from patients and 58% from staff. The commonest diagnosis was depression. Most patients who attended the group found it helpful. They most frequently valued not feeling alone and being able to talk to others. Staff confidence was low and staff resistance could have contributed to the group being discontinued.

Type
Original Papers
Information
Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , January 1997 , pp. 13 - 15
Creative Commons
Creative Common License - CCCreative Common License - BY
This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright
Copyright © 1997 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

References

Kapur, R., Ramage, J. & Walker, K. (1986) Group psychotherapy in an acute inpatient setting. Psychiatry, 48, 337–349.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Kibel, H. D. (1981) A conceptual model for short-term inpatient psychotherapy. American Psychiatry, 138, 74–80.Google Scholar
Yalom, I. D. (1983) Inpatient Group Psychotherapy. New York: Basic Books.Google Scholar
Yalom, I. D. (1985) The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy. New York: Basic Books.Google Scholar
Submit a response

eLetters

No eLetters have been published for this article.