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American Journal of Psychotherapy

  • Volume 74
  • Number 2
  • June 2021

Editorial

Reviews and Overviews

Publication date: 22 March 2021

Pages52–59

This article reviews group psychotherapy research published within the past 30 years, predominantly focusing on outcomes of group treatments for patients with various mental disorders. Additionally, meta-analyses on the efficacy of group treatments for ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20200031

Articles

Publication date: 01 June 2021

Pages60–66

Group psychology and group psychotherapy (GPGP) are distinctive, effective practices that meet an important need. In 2018, the American Psychological Association recognized GPGP as a specialty, thus setting standards for education and training in the ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20200037

Publication date: 01 June 2021

Pages67–70

There are many psychotherapy varieties, but all are delivered through two predominant modalities—individual and group. This article outlines differences between individual and group treatment and the advantages and disadvantages of each. The author ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20200032

Publication date: 02 February 2021

Pages71–75

Despite substantial evidence that group therapy is effective, many individuals are reluctant to join groups, and clinicians are reluctant to refer patients to them or to lead a group themselves. This article investigates the obstacles to participation in ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20200033

Publication date: 08 February 2021

Pages76–82

The nature and quality of coleader relationships in group psychotherapy have been the subjects of numerous investigations. Coleader rupture and repair, however, remain understudied in the group psychotherapy literature. Coleader ruptures vary in intensity,...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20200035

Publication date: 02 February 2021

Pages83–88

Although telepsychiatry is not new, the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically boosted and legitimized it, especially in the field of group therapy. Group therapists have been forced to move online without enough training in leading online groups. Online ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20200034

Publication date: 24 May 2021

Pages89–96

Although race is an integral identity of all members in a psychotherapy group, therapists have not always felt equipped to discuss race within the group psychotherapy context. The sociocultural context of structural, institutional, and interpersonal ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20200041

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