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Trainees' experiences of a Balint group

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

M. Krishna  and
V. Veramacheneni
M. Krishna
Affiliation:
50 Trefoil Close, Huntington, Cheshire
V. Veramacheneni
Affiliation:
West Cheshire Hospital
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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 27 , Issue 10 , October 2003 , pp. 395
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Many thanks to Das et al (Psychiatric Bulletin, July 2003, 27, 274-275) for sharing their experiences of Balint group. We are fortunate to have a well structured local Balint group led by a psychotherapist, based on the Model of Transactional Analysis. Being honest, we started to attend the groups because it was mandatory and once we developed the necessary mindset, we found the sessions palatable, with an ability to reflect and ventilate our true feelings.

This has led to better understanding of interpersonal interactions across patients, families, staff and colleagues. No doubt our attitudes towards difficult patients and staff members has changed. Meeting regularly has promoted team bonding and has alleviated the distress of on call hours.

Balint groups must be identified as an essential component of psychiatric training. Despite Psychotherapy training being mandatory, very little has been done to implement these regulations locally.

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