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Definition of Group psychotherapy
1. Noun. Psychotherapy in which a small group of individuals meet with a therapist; interactions among the members are considered to be therapeutic.
Medical Definition of Group psychotherapy
1. A type of psychological treatment involving several patients participating together in the presence of one or more psychotherapists who facilitate both emotional and rational cognitive interaction to effect uniquely targeted changes in the maladaptive behaviour of the individual patient in his or her everyday interpersonal exchanges. See also entries under group. (05 Mar 2000)