Mandatory Group Therapy for Exhibitionists

JAMES L. MATHIS and MABELLE COLLINSAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 126, Number 8

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.126.8.1162

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The authors describe a program of group therapy for men arrested for exhibitionism. The program was based on three factors: mandatory attendance, common patient goals and symptoms, and male and female co-therapists. The thesis is that external pressure is needed to prevent the exhibitionist from using his pathological denial system to escape treatment prematurely. At least six months' attendance is desirable. The common goals and symptoms allowed focusing of group interaction.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 126 • Number 8 • February 1970

Pages: 1162 - 1167

PubMed: 5411373

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Published in print: February 1970

Published online: 1 April 2006

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JAMES L. MATHIS

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MABELLE COLLINS

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Associate professor of psychiatry, Rutgers University School of Medicine, New Brunswick, N. J. 08903

Assistant professor of psychiatry, University of Oklahoma Medical Center, and assistant chief of psychiatry, VA Hospital, Oklahoma City, Okla.

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Mandatory Group Therapy for Exhibitionists

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