group psychotherapy

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psychotherapy in which a small group of individuals meet with a therapist; interactions among the members are considered to be therapeutic

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In the United Kingdom group psychotherapy initially developed independently, with pioneers S. H. Foulkes and Wilfred Bion using group therapy as an approach to treating combat fatigue in the Second World War. Source: Internet

Experiences in Groups was an important guide for the group psychotherapy and encounter group movements beginning in the 1960s, and quickly became a touchstone work for applications of group theory in a wide variety of fields. Source: Internet

Group analysis has become widespread in Europe, and especially the United Kingdom, where it has become the most common form of group psychotherapy. Source: Internet

Lorentzen S, Bogwald K, Hoglend P. (2002) "Change during and after long-term analytic group psychotherapy." Source: Internet

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