Concentric Interactive Group Model: a unique experience for patients and staff.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this article is to describe the Concentric Interactive Group Model, a unique psychotherapeutic group therapy model, for the treatment of patients with difficulties related to aggression. In the first of three phases of the group, the patient discusses his/her aggression while staff observe; in the second phase, the staff discuss what occurred in the first phase while patients observe; and in the third and last phase, patients and staff discuss, clarify, and reinforce what was learned in the previous phases.


CONCLUSIONS
The uniqueness of the model is in the opportunity it offers the patient to learn to manage aggression through both dialogue and observation.


CONCLUSIONS
Nurses can use this observation and modeling as a potentially powerful intervention for addressing maladaptive aggressive behaviors in their patients.
Lanza
Marilyn Lewis
ML
Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA, USA. marilyn.lanza@va.gov
Witkower
Alan
A
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000374:Aggression; D000786:Anger; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013811:Psychotherapeutic Processes; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D014481:United States; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology