Therapeutic Factors in Group Psychotherapy

Members’ Perceptions of Leader Behaviors, Group Experiences, and Therapeutic Factors in Group Counseling

“…Taking the functions of group counseling into consideration, it is not surprising that cohesiveness and hope were highly valued. However, imitative behaviors, existential factors, and altruism were ranked low in this study as compared to previ-188 SMALL GROUP RESEARCH / April 2004 ously reported results (Bloch & Crouch, 1985;Lee, 1992;Shechtman & Perl-Dekel, 2000;Tschuschke & Dies, 1994). These differences do not mean, of course, that imitative behavior, existential factors, and altruism are unimportant.…”

The Perceived Importance of Yalom’s Therapeutic Factors in Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy for Patients with Psychosis

“…Group cohesiveness is also found as one of the most important therapeutic factors in several earlier studies (e.g. Bloch and Crouch, 1985;Vlastelica et al, 2003;Ahmed et al, 2010).…”

Effect of a Behavioral Self-Regulation Intervention on Patient Adherence to Fluid-Intake Restrictions in Hemodialysis: a Randomized Controlled Trial

“…Nonspecific, or common, therapeutic factors are those shared by different therapies (and modes of administration) which contribute to patient improvement. These factors may take many forms, including those related to the patient, the therapist, the approach, or an interaction of these (39). In the present study, several such factors may have influenced the outcome.…”