title: [Group therapy in gerontopsychiatry, limits and possibilities].
abstract: The still insufficient accommodation given gerontopsychiatric patients and the resignation as regards therapy in most hospitals gave rise to systematic experiments over several years. This aimed at creating a therapeutic community by means of a psychagogic therapy for maintaining the mental and emotional alertness of patients in order to prevent loneliness. A description is given of problems which arose not only with patients but above all with the reeducation of nursing staff. Therapeutic activity in wards which have the character of a home reduces their "para-position" and makes work more attractive for all those involved.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003704:Dementia / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005852:Geriatric Psychiatry; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D009146:Music; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012931:Social Environment; D012934:Social Isolation
vernacular_title: Therapeutische Gemeinschaft in der Geropsychiatrie, Grenzen und Möglichkeiten