Individual Psychotherapy as an Adjunct to Group Psychotherapy

1990 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernesto A. Amaranto ◽  
Sheila S. Bender
Keyword(s):  
Group Psychotherapy ◽  
Individual Psychotherapy

Patient Satisfaction in a Psychiatrie Walk-In Clinic

1983 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald J. Dyck ◽  
Hassan F.A. Azim
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Group Psychotherapy ◽  
Program Development ◽  
Consumer Satisfaction ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Individual Psychotherapy ◽  
High Group ◽  
User Groups ◽  
Satisfaction With Services

The present study examined consumer satisfaction with services provided in a Psychiatric Walk-In Clinic in order to determine not only general levels of satisfaction but also whether or not differences in satisfaction exist between different user groups. Although levels of reported satisfaction were generally high, group psychotherapy patients reported being significantly less satisfied than patients who had been assessed at the clinic or who were in individual psychotherapy. None of the demographic variables including previous psychiatric experience, diagnosis and patient visits were related to satisfaction. These data were discussed in terms of program development.

scholarly journals Facing the Music: Further Thoughts on Integrating Music into Psychotherapy

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 206
Author(s):  
G. Paul Blimling
Keyword(s):  
Group Psychotherapy ◽  
Individual Psychotherapy ◽  
Bicultural Identity ◽  
Dynamic Psychotherapy ◽  
Relational Trauma ◽  
Constructive Criticism ◽  
Literary Writing ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Made In

In this article, I respond to the insightful commentaries by Karen Riggs Skean (2019), by Richard Harrison (2019), and by Ben Adams (2019) on my hybrid case study of "James," a survivor of chronic relational trauma (Blimling, 2019). These commentaries have stimulated me to think further about the impact of music on my individual psychotherapy work, both with James and with subsequent clients, and specifically with regard to its impact on my approach to group psychotherapy work. In addition, these commentaries have raised particular issues that I respond to, including, (a) constructive criticism by Skean and Harrison regarding the potential further use of "metaprocessing" and the developments made in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) since I completed the Case of James; (b) Skean’s perceptive point explaining how an individual therapist can take a personal passion—like music or literary writing or bicultural identity—and use it to enhance his or her enlivened presence in therapy with a client; and (c) Adams’ thesis that music and psychotherapy both have their origins in the shamanistic practices of our hunter-gatherer ancestors, suggesting that the combination of psychotherapy and music is a kind of return to our very roots.

scholarly journals Case formulations in mentalization-based group therapy

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sigmund Karterud
Keyword(s):  
Group Therapy ◽  
Group Psychotherapy ◽  
Treatment Process ◽  
Group Processes ◽  
Clinical Vignette ◽  
Individual Psychotherapy ◽  
Case Formulation ◽  
Relational Patterns ◽  
Treatment Alliance ◽  
Borderline Patients

Ideally, the assessment phase of patients who are referred to mentalization-based treatment (MBT) should conclude with a mentalization- based case formulation. The structure and content of such case formulations are described. Their aim are: i) to enhance treatment alliance and ii) to provide some structure to the treatment process through suggesting privileged themes related to emotions, relational patterns and mentalizing. MBT is a conjoint kind of psychotherapy, integrating individual and group therapies. Case formulations has belonged to the tradition of individual psychotherapy, while being mostly ignored by group therapists. The question is: are case formulations also relevant for group psychotherapy? How can they be properly introduced while not disturbing the group processes? The theme is discussed through a clinical vignette that illuminates typical therapeutic challenges in dynamic group psychotherapy with borderline patients. The author concludes with some suggestions for clinical structure, process and research.

Countertransference: The Conductor's Emotional Response within the Group Setting

1991 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Prodgers
Keyword(s):  
Group Psychotherapy ◽  
Emotional Response ◽  
Individual Psychotherapy ◽  
Group Setting ◽  
Considerable Debate ◽  
Group Situation ◽  
The Uk

In the postwar years there has been considerable debate on the use and usefulness of the therapist's countertransference feelings in individual psychotherapy, whereas in group psychotherapy, at least in the UK, there has been comparatively little attempt to address these issues. This paper reviews countertransference in relation to the complexities of the group situation. In particular I argue that for the group the term `countertransference' is itself confusing, and this is reflected in its usage, which creates potential for misunderstanding.

Denigration of a Victim in Individual Psychotherapy by Violent vs Seductive Child Molesters

1997 ◽  
Vol 81 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1276-1278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Russell Eisenman
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Group Psychotherapy ◽  
Child Molesters ◽  
Individual Psychotherapy

20 child molesters, 10 classified as violent and 10 as seductive, were studied in individual psychotherapy, with their therapists responding to a checklist indicating clients' use of victim-denigrating statements. The violent child molesters were significantly more likely to make statements denigrating their victims than were the child molesters classified as seductive. The results expand the 1993 findings of Eisenman who observed this phenomenon with sex offenders during group psychotherapy. Theoretical and treatment implications are discussed.

scholarly journals Changes in personality functioning as a result of group psychotherapy with elements of individual psychotherapy in persons with neurotic and personality disorders – MMPI-2

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Cyranka ◽  
Krzysztof Rutkowski ◽  
Michał Mielimąka ◽  
Jerzy Sobański ◽  
Bogna Smiatek-Mazgaj ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorders ◽  
Group Psychotherapy ◽  
Individual Psychotherapy ◽  
Personality Functioning

Relational Group Psychotherapy: An Overview. Part II: Relational Models of Group Process

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard M. Billow
Keyword(s):  
Group Psychotherapy ◽  
Group Process ◽  
Relational Theory ◽  
Individual Psychotherapy ◽  
Group Leadership ◽  
Work Process ◽  
Relational Models ◽  
Reality Testing

In a three part series, I present an overview of my approach to relationally based group psychotherapy. Topics introduced in Part I include a brief introduction to relational theory and its historical foundation; the efficacy of combined-individual psychotherapy; the central role of the therapist; and brief descriptions of key foundational concepts. Part III will present models of group leadership. In Part II, I summarise models of group process—different perspectives through which we may think about what is going on and prepare our interventions. These include: nodes, developing nuclear ideas, the ‘3Rs’ (resistance, rebellion, and refusal), reality testing and testing reality, relational variations of the ‘container–contained’, irruptions, nodules, entitlement, polarized thinking/polemic ideas, and inveiglement. The article considers the metaphorical and experiential bases of the concept of group process, and concludes with a discussion of the therapist’s work process.

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