title: A group-centered object relations approach to group psychotherapy with severely disturbed patients.
abstract: This paper discusses how the application of object relations theory to clinical intervention has extended the application of psychoanalytic group psychotherapy to more severely disturbed patients. The author suggests how to structure the group based on individual and group needs. Clinical issues are presented, including the group as a container, communication peculiarities, and psychotic response to separation, sexuality, and interpretation.
authors.affiliation: C.F. Menninger Memorial Hospital, Topeka, KS.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Washington
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006127:Group Structure; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009769:Object Attachment; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*