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A Study of Patients who Lapsed from Group Psychotherapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

E. R. Sethna  and
J. A. Harrington
E. R. Sethna
Affiliation:
All Saints' Hospital, Birmingham, 18
J. A. Harrington
Affiliation:
Uffculme Clinic, Birmingham, 13
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This investigation is a direct sequel to the work on evaluation of group psychotherapy already published in this journal (Sethna and Harrington, 1971). The method, setting and aims of the main investigation were described in the original paper and will not be repeated here. The need for the present study became evident when it was found that of the 94 patients considered for the evaluation study as many as 37 (41 per cent) lapsed or discharged themselves without completing their treatment, and against medical advice.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 119 , Issue 548 , July 1971 , pp. 59 - 69
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1971 

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