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Therapeutic Factors Within In-patient and Out-patient Psychotherapy Groups

Implications for Therapeutic Techniques

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Raman Kapur ,
Keith Miller  and
Gordon Mitchell
Raman Kapur*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Psychology, Shenley Hospital
Keith Miller
Affiliation:
Farnborough Hospital, Kent
Gordon Mitchell
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Psychology, Lancaster Moor Hospital
*
∗Department of Clinical Psychology, Shenley Hospital, Shenley, Radlett, Herts WD7 9HB
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Abstract

Therapeutic factors operative in in-patient and out-patient therapy groups were compared. These settings differ greatly, both in terms of the patient population they serve and the overall systems within which they operate. The study revealed significant differences between the therapeutic factors operative in these two settings, and suggested that clinicians should modify their techniques for running psychotherapy groups across settings, to take account of these findings.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 152 , Issue 2 , February 1988 , pp. 229 - 233
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1988 

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