(Fifth Edition) Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy

Summary

Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy presents a comprehensive approach to understanding and practicing psychodynamic group psychotherapy. The authors explain how unconscious processes, interpersonal relationships, emotions, attachment, transference, and group dynamics influence the therapeutic process. The book focuses on both the theoretical foundations and the practical aspects of group therapy, including how to form a group, select and prepare patients, establish group agreements, manage leadership issues, and understand the development of the group over time.

A central idea of the book is that psychological change occurs through the interaction between individual and group processes. The group provides a setting in which members can explore patterns of relating, express emotions, develop insight, and experience new forms of interpersonal connection. The authors also address challenging situations, such as difficult patients, strong emotional reactions, communication problems, and termination. Clinical examples are used throughout the book to connect psychodynamic theory with actual therapeutic practice