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The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy:
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This book first appeared in 1970 and has gone into two further editions, one in 1975 and this one in 1985. Yalom is also the author of Existential Psychotherapy (1980), In-patient Group Psychotherapy (1983), the co-author with Lieberman of Encounter Groups: First Facts (1973) and with Elkin of Every Day Gets a Little Closer: A Twice-Told Therapy (1974) (which recounts the course of therapy from the patient's and the therapist's viewpoint). The present book is the central work of the set and seems to me the most substantial. It is also one of the most readable of his works because of its straightforward style and the liberal use of clinical examples.
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“Recognizing shared experiences, developing solidarity, and being listened to without judgment are also consistent with therapeutic factors commonly associated with group counseling, including universality, interpersonal learning, group cohesion, and the development of hope (Yalom & Crouch, 1990).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Yalom, I. D., & Crouch, E. C.
- Venue
- British Journal of Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Published
- 1990-08
- Volume
- 157
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 304-306
- ISSN
- 0007-1250
- 1472-1465
- Cited by
- 32
- References
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- Language
- en
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