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Short-term homogeneous group therapy for schizophrenic inpatients: A questionnaire evaluation

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Traditional, insightoriented group therapy with a heterogeneous patient population has not been effective in the short-term inpatient setting. We have experimented with a homogeneous group therapy format where all of the patients have been acutely psychotic schizophrenics. Clinically, this approach has been found to be useful. Questionnaires filled out by the patients at the time of discharge have supported this conclusion. The patients valued the group more as a place to express their feelings and learn ways of interacting with others than as a place to test reality or receive advice on practical issues.

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  1. San Francisco Veterans Administration Medical Center, USA

    Nick Kanas M.D. (Assistant Chief, Psychiatry Service and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry) &  Mary Ann Barr Ph. D. (Assistant Chief, Psychology Service and Assistant Clinical Professor of Medical Psychology (Psychiatry)

  2. University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco

    Nick Kanas M.D. (Assistant Chief, Psychiatry Service and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry) &  Mary Ann Barr Ph. D. (Assistant Chief, Psychology Service and Assistant Clinical Professor of Medical Psychology (Psychiatry)

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Kanas, N., Barr, M.A. Short-term homogeneous group therapy for schizophrenic inpatients: A questionnaire evaluation. Group 6, 32–38 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01456694

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