er,?aged in leading a therapy group are given answers, deriving from the authors' ^Periences. The result is something like a cookery book; it promises to be a godsend 0 those embarking on a new adventure. Inevitably, the book speaks with more ^thority than is justified; as meticulous evaluation of many of the technical procures advocated is at present beyond our skill, established usage, more o...

In their meta-analysis, Leichsenring, Rabung, and Leibing (2004) found that short-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy (STPP) and cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) were equally efficacious. However, they did not examine whether the treatments were delivered as intended. In our review of nine studies comparing STPP and CBT, we found that most did not adequately implement treatment integrity procedur...

BACKGROUND There are no randomised clinical trials comparing the outcomes of short- with long-term psychodynamic group psychotherapy. AIMS To compare differences in outcome during and after short- and long-term group psychotherapy. METHOD In total, 167 out-patients with mood, anxiety and personality disorders were randomised to short- or long-term group therapy (20 or 80 weekly, 90 min sess...

In an interpretation of the group therapy situation as a complex stimulus field, 37 therapy sessions were studied with reference to the nature of the association between a physiological parameter (GSR) and dimensions of social interaction. The group, consisting of a nurse-therapist and two schizophrenic patients, was observed and coded in terms of 11 social categories. The social behavior of th...

An open prospective controlled study was designed to compare the efficacy of short-term dynamic group psychotherapy with the standard treatment in patients with depressive symptoms attended in the primary care setting. A total of 115 patients with depressive symptoms were assigned to receive psychotherapy (75 min) over 9 months (37 to 39 sessions) (n = 70) or the standard care (n = 45). Outcome...