Brief group psychotherapy at retirement

Case Report: Failure of Group Therapy with Elderly Russian-Jewish Immigrants (An Exploratory Analysis)

“…All ca nd idates were fema le. Therapy with homogenous groups would be ex pec te d to progr ess mor e qu ickly espec ia lly by using a focus ed approach on a short-term basis ( 10). The th e rapi st 's goals includ ed : I) improving int erpersonal relationships through th e increased self-awareness and group feedba ck, 2) e n ha nc ing self-perception a nd attitud e a nd 3) symptom relief through a focu s on bett er coping strategi es for chronic me dical probl ems (II) .…”

“…A supportive group th erapy was chose n as an initial model with a pl an for [8][9][10][11][12] we ekl y one-hour sessions. Non e of th e pot ential candidates had a ny previous ex pos u re to psychoth erapy.…”

Group psychotherapy in the late twentieth century: An international perspective

“…(Budman et al, 1981(Budman et al, , 1984Johnson & Gelso, 1980;Salvendy, 1989aSalvendy, , 1989bSmith et al, 1980); and 2) critical incidents or significant events occurring at various stages of the group, which are being evaluated in terms of their effect on outcome (MacKenzie, 1987). There are major practical implications in that such findings would allow group therapists in the future to make much more precise and focal interventions, synchronized with the group's particular developmental stage.…”

“…People in such groups could be rape victims, people who went through a natural or man-made disaster, individuals in the immediate wake of a marital breakup, first year university students, or people with retirement problems (Salvendy, 1989a). Another category is composed of people with well-defined and specific social phobias.…”