title: Brief group treatment and managed mental health care.
abstract: There is increasing interest in the application of brief group psychotherapy to treat a wide variety of patient conditions. This paper reviews a selected set of controlled and comparison studies of brief, outpatient group treatment with adults, and considers findings that support the effectiveness of this approach. Authors discuss barriers to the use of brief group interventions and make recommendations regarding increased utilization of this approach in managed mental health settings.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Psychology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, USA.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Zimet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics*; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000191:economics*; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief / Q000191:economics*; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000191:economics*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic