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Perceptions by Patients and Therapists of Therapeutic Factors in Group Psychotherapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Sidney Bloch  and
Janet Reibstein
Sidney Bloch
Affiliation:
Warneford Hospital, Oxford 0X3 7JX
Janet Reibstein
Affiliation:
Warneford Hospital, Oxford 0X3 7JX
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Summary

The comparative value of possible therapeutic factors in group psychotherapy was studied by submitting questionnaires regularly to patients and therapists of six long-term out-patient groups. Both patients and therapists attached most importance to self-understanding, self-disclosure and learning from interpersonal actions. They diverged, however, in their overall perception of which factors were important in therapy.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 137 , Issue 3 , September 1980 , pp. 274 - 278
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1980 

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