GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY WITH GERIATRIC PATIENTS IN A STATE HOSPITAL SETTING

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  • KURT WOLFF Author

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Abstract

Aim
The aim of group psychotherapy with geriatric patients was to make a scientific study of its usefulness under conditions of control. The specific aim was to establish the potential of group psychotherapy in helping geriatric patients to improve their interpersonal relationships, to control their hostility to a higher degree, to gain insight into their condition, and to get in better contact with reality.

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Published

2024-11-30

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Vol. 12 No. 3 (1959): Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, and Sociometry

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