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This article reviews traditional psychodynamic views of “listening” to the manifest and latent content of the patient's communication. It then reviews the literature on the application of such “listening” in group treatment. The particular application of such listening and intervention in groups for adolescents with significant ego deficits is explored.
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Schaffer, S., Pollak, J. Listening to the adolescent therapy group. Group 11, 155–164 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01456618
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