Structuring and Staging: A Comparison of Minuchin's Structural Family Therapy and Moreno's Psychodramatic Therapy

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  • Claude A. Goldner Author

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https://doi.org/10.12926/m73bz443

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Moreno's Psychodramatic Therapy

Abstract

This article compares and contrasts the structural family theory of Salvador Minuchin with that of the psychodramatic theory of Jacob
Moreno. It discusses how each views the development of the individual within the family. It examines the therapeutic system and its con-
text. It compares and comments upon the therapeutic process. Six key elements of Minuchin's structural therapy model are used as a guide and similarities and differences in Moreno's psychodramatic process are discussed. A brief integrative statement follows the discussion of each key technique. A concluding summary is presented.

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2025-01-18

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Vol. 35 No. 4 (1983): Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, and Sociometry

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