Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy, Second Edition

by Rutan, J. Scott; Stone, Walter N.

• ISBN13: 9780898620962
• ISBN10: 0898620961
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-08-13
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

This revised and expanded third edition covers all aspects of forming and leading groups for a range of clinical populations. Topics covered include mechanisms and processes of change, patient selection, group composition, and patient preparation.

Author Biography

J. Scott Rutan, PhD, is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School. He is also Director of the Center for Group Psychotherapy at Massachusetts General Hospital. A Past President of both the American Group Psychotherapy Association and the Northeastern Society for Group Therapy, he is author of many articles and co-author or editor of a number of books.

Table of Contents

Groups in Today's Society	p. 1
History of Small Group Theory and Practice	p. 8
Group Dynamics and Group Development	p. 29
Therapeutic Factors in Group Psychotherapy	p. 57
Mechanisms and Processes of Change	p. 74
A Systems Approach to Forming a Group	p. 101
Patient Selection	p. 121
Patient Preparation and the Group Agreements	p. 138
The Role of the Group Therapist	p. 156
Beginning the Group	p. 176
Special Leadership Issues	p. 196
Expressions of Affect in Group Psychotherapy	p. 229
The Therapeutic Process: A Clinical Illustration	p. 259
Difficult Groups and Difficult Patients	p. 286
Time-Limited Psychodynamic Groups	p. 316
Termination in Group Psychotherapy	p. 332
References	p. 355
Index	p. 375
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