Group Psychotherapy with Peptic Ulcer a Preliminary Report

Group Psychotherapy of Somatizing Patients

“…Our treatment results, however, appear more modest than those reported by some (3,5,6,8,10). This may be related to the fact that our lower socioeconomic status patient population reflected those characteristics related to a less favorable prognosis as reported by Groen and Pelser (10).…”

“…This may be related to the fact that our lower socioeconomic status patient population reflected those characteristics related to a less favorable prognosis as reported by Groen and Pelser (10). Our patients were certainly different than descriptions of those who had been treated in some of the insight-oriented groups (3,5,8).…”

“…Therapy, however, did not eradicate the basic personality problems which they thought to be generally severe. Fortin and Abse (8) have also reported on their experiences with peptic ulcer disease patients. These patients were male college students who were seen in intensive (3 h/week) analytic group therapy.…”

Treating the Untreatables: A Group Experience with Somaticizing Borderline Patients

“…Ibrahim reported on the useful application of group treatment in recuperating myocardial infarction patients [ l 11 , as did Forten and Abse in their work with patients suffering from peptic ulcer disease [12]. Shoenberg and Senescue studied a population most similar to the one reported here [ 131 .…”

The group contract.

“…The foUowing factors are integral parts of the group contiact: (1) purpose of group therapy, (2) composition of the group, (3) role of the group therapist, (4) recorder, substitute recorder, and mechanical reproduction of meetings, (5) physical arrangements, (6) period of group therapy, (7) loss and addition of group members, (8) attendance of members, (9) fees, (10) drugs, physical illnesses, hospitalization and other therapies, (11) conversations, telephone calls, personal contacts, and meetings by group members outside of the regular stmctmred group therapy session, and (12) modffications of the group confract.…”