Abstract:Recent reports on group psychotherapy with older adults have focused on loss, depression, and death, and have prescribed structured therapeutic approaches such as reminiscence, cognitive, and behavioral techniques. This article describes the use of a nonstructured expressive approach to geriatric psychotherapy, with illustrative material drawn from the authors' experiences with an ongoing older adults' psychotherapy group. This approach to group therapy with the elderly emphasizes the importance of recognizing… Show more
“…Otherwise, cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic group psychotherapy have been used with success in the treatment of geriatric depression and other aging and mental disorders by many authors [13][14][15]. q'Besides, group therapy rather than individual therapy has been advocated for elderly patients, both for its cost-effectiveness and for counteracting the isolation and loneliness presumed to be common in old age, as in the majority of BMS patients.…”
“…Otherwise, cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic group psychotherapy have been used with success in the treatment of geriatric depression and other aging and mental disorders by many authors [13][14][15]. q'Besides, group therapy rather than individual therapy has been advocated for elderly patients, both for its cost-effectiveness and for counteracting the isolation and loneliness presumed to be common in old age, as in the majority of BMS patients.…”
“…It has been used in adolescent settings (R. R. Gogineni, personal communication, July 20, 1990) and mixed-aged (17 to 70 years) adult groups (Maxmen, 1973). It seems that it could be adapted to a geriatric population (Riley & Carr, 1989). Heterogeneous and homogenous age groups could effectively function with this model.…”
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