“…Members are also given a solid rationale for group treatment, emphasizing the interpersonal nature of the presenting complaint (Mayerson, 1984). Research on pregroup training has demonstrated the advantages and effectiveness of pretraining strategies, particularly in the alleviation of anxiety, reduction of premature attrition, and improved outcome reports (Beutler, Crago, & Arizmend, 1986;Dies & Teleska, 1985;Orlinsky & Howard, 1986;Piper, Debane, Bienvenu, & Garant, 1982;Piper & Perrault, 1989;Vinogradov & Yalom, 1990;Yalom, 1985). Basic group guidelines and rules also attenuate patient anxiety by reducing task ambiguity.…”