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Definition of Group therapy
1. Noun. Psychotherapy in which a small group of individuals meet with a therapist; interactions among the members are considered to be therapeutic.
Generic synonyms: Psychotherapy
Specialized synonyms: Family Therapy
Definition of Group therapy
1. Noun. group psychotherapy, a form of therapy where patients are treated as a group, using group dynamics. ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Group Therapy
Literary usage of Group therapy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Treatment Services for Adolescent Substance Abusers by Alfred S. Friedman (1998)
"Chapter 10 Conducting group therapy With Chemically Dependent Adolescents ...
group therapy. For the therapist, each of these entities is formidable. ..."
2. Cognitive-Behavioral Coping Skills Therapy Manual: A Clinical Research Guide edited by Ronald Kadden (1994)
"The Monti et al. book is built around a group therapy approach to treatment, ...
The advantages of group therapy include its widespread use in alcoholism ..."
3. Improving Compliance With Alcoholism Treatment edited by Kathleen Carroll (2000)
"Comorbid Psychopathology Introduce group therapy Ask clients who can safely ...
An induction interview that prepares clients for group therapy can help ..."
4. Child Protective Services: A Guide for Caseworkers by Diane Depanfilis (1992)
"group therapy group therapy offers unique opportunities to work on relationship
issues ... group therapy is designed to enhance interpersonal communication. ..."
5. Assessment and Treatment of Patients With Coexisting Mental Illness and by Richard Ries (1996)
"group therapy group therapy is a useful setting in which people with antisocial
personality ... Role play exercises can be useful tools in group therapy. ..."
6. Drug Abuse Prevention Through Family Interventions by Rebecca Singer Ashery, Elizabeth B. Robertson, Karol Linda Kumpfer (1999)
"The bet ween-groups factor was the two levels of intervention (structural family
therapy and group therapy), and the within-groups factor was time, ..."
7. The Sex Offender: Current Treatment Modalities and Systems Issuesby Barbara K Schwartz by Barbara K Schwartz (2002)
"... Chapter !4: group therapy With Adult Sex Offenders Overview 14-1 Introduction
14-1 Groups Are the Most Common Approach 14-2 History of group therapy ..."