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Predicting Verbal Participation in Group Therapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

P. Jean Aston
P. Jean Aston*
Affiliation:
Tavistock Clinic, Belsize Lane, London N.W.3
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This study was conducted at an out-patient clinic employing group therapy techniques, where some workers felt that a balance between frequent participators and more silent members was advantageous to the group as a whole. As Taylor (1961) has observed, frequent speakers tend to withdraw from groups if not given enough scope for participation. Very silent members sometimes have difficulty in establishing themselves at all, yet the lack of even one active member may lead to a decline in group morale, hence in motivation to continue treatment.

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Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 116 , Issue 530 , January 1970 , pp. 45 - 50
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1970 

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