title: Group Psychotherapy in Norway.
abstract: This paper gives an overview of group psychotherapy in Norway: the history, approaches in use, programs for systematic training, how group services are financed, and finally how practice and research are integrated in the public mental health system.
authors.affiliation: Professor emeritus and a psychiatrist at the Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo.
authors.forename: Steinar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lorentzen
authors.affiliation: Senior researcher at the Department of Research and Development, Clinic for Mental Health and Addiction, at Oslo University Hospital.
authors.forename: Theresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wilberg
authors.affiliation: Head of the Department of Research and Development, Clinic for Mental Health and Addiction, at Oslo University Hospital and professor at the Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo.
authors.forename: Egil W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Martinsen
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D009664:Norway; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration