Homogeneous group therapy of borderline personality disorder

Autor: Rex W. Cowdry, Kathleen M. O'Leary, Edward R. Turner, David L. Gardner
Rok vydání: 1991
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Zdroj: Group. 15:56-64
ISSN: 1573-3386
0362-4021
DOI: 10.1007/bf01419846
Popis: The authors maintained a time-limited, diagnostically homogeneous psychotherapy group of borderline patients for one year. The group progressed through prototypical stages of group development, but each phase was marked by variations of the aggressive drive and defenses against aggression that are characteristic of this disorder. The group provided a well-suited forum for the exploration of suicidal and homicidal impulses and the development of an observing ego. Despite the limits on generalizability from this group, it appears that group psychotherapy can be a valuable adjunctive modality for some borderline patients.
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