Group Therapy In Clinical Practice

Group Therapy in Clinical Practice

ReviewThis is a thinking person's book, well researched and documented and historically rich.... Therapists with a basic grounding in individual and group therapy can expect to find themselves professionally enriched and advanced by this book, and for the serious group therapist it is an essential resource.--Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and ResearchThis is an excellent basic group psychotherapy book with a flair.... The unusual additions in the form of subject areas seldom addressed make the richness of this book appreciable indeed. The clinical examples used by all authors are plentiful and facilitating. The array of authors is impressive.--International Journal of Group PsychotherapyThis volume is one all serious practitioners of group therapy should have on their reference shelves. Useful for clinical instruction, for quick reference, and certainly for teaching purposes (I have already used it that way myself), it touches all the important practice bases with which every group therapist who considers himself worth his salt and should be familiar--and then some.--Group: The Journal of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy SocietyThe book discusses how modern group therapy can be successfully employed in a variety of hospital and medical settings. It includes the needs of special populations such as adolescents, elderly patients, HIV-positive and AIDS patients, patients who abuse substances, and trauma patients.From the Inside FlapIn this era of rising health care costs, the economy of group therapy has sparked a renewed interest among mental health professionals. Beginning with a review of group therapy's roots in psychoanalysis, Group Therapy in Clinical Practice moves on to discuss how modern group therapy can be successfully employed in a variety of hospital and medical settings. It includes the needs of special populations such as adolescents, elderly patients, HIV-positive and AIDS patients, patients who abuse substances, and trauma patients.In Group Therapy in Clinical Practice, 38 experts explore how this treatment modality can be used to its greatest effect in today's clinical setting and in the decade ahead.From the Back CoverIn this era of rising health care costs, the economy of group therapy has sparked a renewed interest among mental health professionals. Beginning with a review of group therapy's roots in psychoanalysis, Group Therapy in Clinical Practice moves on to discuss how modern group therapy can be successfully employed in a variety of hospital and medical settings. It includes the needs of special populations such as adolescents, elderly patients, HIV-positive and AIDS patients, patients who abuse substances, and trauma patients.In Group Therapy in Clinical Practice, 38 experts explore how this treatment modality can be used to its greatest effect in today's clinical setting and in the decade ahead.