Living with Mania: A Study of Outpatient Group Psychotherapy for Bipolar Patients
Abstract
This article describes a nine-year group psychotherapy involving fourteen bipolar patients. Contrary to previous pessimistic reports in the literature, the author demonstrates that group therapy for bipolars is both feasible and beneficial. Signifcant themes arising in group, common defensive operations, and therapeutictechniques are discussed. In addition, phases of recovery and group development are reviewed in the context of relevant interventions.
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