title: Group treatment of adolescents: an overview.
abstract: Four distinct but related categories of group intervention with adolescents are proposed as a means of reducing the confusion of terminology within the "group" field. Major theoretical and methodological issues in group treatment of adolescents are delineated. Stress is placed on the need for special training of practitioners and proper balancing of groups, along with a flexible approach aimed at fostering workable groups.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006126:Group Processes; D006127:Group Structure; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000379:methods