title: Character change in group therapy.
abstract: The treatment of character pathology in group therapy becomes ever more relevant in the current climate of health care delivery with the mounting awareness of the importance of the long-term treatment needed for such problems. This article reviews the psychodynamic meanings of character pathology and addresses the specific ways that psychodynamic group therapy is suited to its treatment. Clinical examples are offered to illustrate how the resolution of character difficulties occurs in group therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Rutan
mesh_terms: D002605:Character; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group