Interaction in hospitalized patient-led and staff-led psychotherapy groups.
Psychotic patients' participation in two kinds of inpatient group therapy, one staff-led, and the other patient-led with staff observing, revealed that patients talked more in the patient-led group than in the traditional staff-led group. Discussion explored the importance of peer, self-help influences in groups for stimulating psychotic patients to take more responsibility for themselves and other patients.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003256:Community Participation; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D008875:Middle Aged; D010379:Peer Group; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy; D014705:Verbal Behavior