Group radical openness: A feasibility study

Egan, Rachel; Long, Emer; McElvaney, James; Booth, Richard

doi:10.1002/capr.12480

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“…It operated on a rolling basis and ran for a 20-week cycle. It followed the structure of DBT-A as described by Miller et al (2007) broadly, but incorporated GRO (Booth et al, 2018;Egan et al, 2021) experiential exercises throughout. A session-bysession outline is provided in Appendix S1.…”

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“…A session-bysession outline is provided in Appendix S1. See Egan et al (2021) for further description of the GRO intervention. The first half of the group was attended by adolescents only.…”

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“…More recently, a transdiagnostic experiential group therapy intervention targeting maladaptive overcontrol has been developed. Group Radical Openness (GRO; Booth et al., 2018; Egan et al., 2021) differs from RO‐DBT in that it moves away from the idea of overcontrol as a social‐signalling skills deficit. Rather, GRO is a group therapy that uses the relationships in the group to support the development of healthy emotion regulation via social engagement (Egan et al., 2021).…”

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“…Group Radical Openness (GRO; Booth et al., 2018; Egan et al., 2021) differs from RO‐DBT in that it moves away from the idea of overcontrol as a social‐signalling skills deficit. Rather, GRO is a group therapy that uses the relationships in the group to support the development of healthy emotion regulation via social engagement (Egan et al., 2021). GRO emphasises the role of the group as an agent of change, supporting participants to bring understanding and awareness of how their rigidity, emotional inhibition and tendency to maintain distance in relationships have come about and are maintained, and move towards a more social life (Egan et al., 2021).…”

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“…Rather, GRO is a group therapy that uses the relationships in the group to support the development of healthy emotion regulation via social engagement (Egan et al., 2021). GRO emphasises the role of the group as an agent of change, supporting participants to bring understanding and awareness of how their rigidity, emotional inhibition and tendency to maintain distance in relationships have come about and are maintained, and move towards a more social life (Egan et al., 2021). Participants in a recent GRO feasibility study reported positive changes in their connectedness to self and others, their experience of and expression of emotion, self‐confidence, agency, general well‐being, and ability to trust, as well as decreases in psychological distress and emotional suppression (Egan et al., 2021).…”

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A multifamily group for adolescents with emotion regulation difficulties: Adolescent, parent and clinician experiences

Cleary,

Houghton,

O’Driscoll Lawrie

et al. 2024

Couns and Psychother Res

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BackgroundDialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) has been successfully adapted for use with adolescents experiencing difficulties associated with the maladaptive undercontrol of emotion. However, clinical observation and research findings suggest that adolescents may exhibit traits of both undercontrol and overcontrol—where over‐regulation of emotion predominates. In the adult population, distinct groups of individuals with under‐ and overcontrolled regulation styles can be identified, and treatments such as Group Radical Openness (GRO) have shown promise in treating difficulties associated with the latter. However, there are difficulties identifying distinct groups of under‐ and overcontrolled adolescents.AimsThe present study therefore sought to qualitatively explore the experiences of participants (adolescents and parents) and facilitators of an intervention integrating DBT for adolescents’ skills training with GRO.MethodSix adolescents, seven parents and six clinicians completed semi‐structured interviews. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. Nine themes and six subthemes were generated.FindingsFindings suggested that an intervention of this type may have particular utility for adolescents with emotion regulation difficulties in the context of both overcontrol and undercontrol. Participants described improvements in symptoms and relational functioning, which they attributed to the development of a shared language for communicating about emotion and the multifamily group context within which the intervention was delivered. Findings also emphasised the utility of rolling groups.DiscussionFurther research investigating the efficacy of this intervention is warranted. Strengths, limitations, future directions and implications for practice are discussed.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Interventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A multifamily group for adolescents with emotion regulation difficulties: Adolescent, parent and clinician experiences

Cleary,

Houghton,

O’Driscoll Lawrie

et al. 2024

Couns and Psychother Res

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Group Radical Openness: Participants' attributions of change

Johnstone,

McDonough,

Egan

et al. 2024

Couns and Psychother Res

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BackgroundGroup Radical Openness (GRO) has been shown to be a feasible and acceptable intervention for individuals who struggle with costly overcontrol. This paper explores participants' reports of attributions of change following the engagement in GRO.MethodFourteen participants took part in qualitative interviews. An adapted version of ‘The Revised Client Change Interview Schedule: Version 5’ was used to capture the experiences of change following the intervention (Elliott & Rodgers, 2008). Research participants were outpatients of a psychiatric hospital who attended GRO. The sample consisted of 14 participants (6 females: 8 males); mean age 44.4 years; and age range 18–58. All participants attended 26, 3‐h group sessions. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to identify the specific aspects of the group therapy to which clients attributed change.ResultsThe analysis identified three superordinate themes, each with two subthemes. These included Safety and Connection (Safety and Tribe; Open and Genuine Facilitation); Understanding Overcontrol (Awareness of Overcontrol; The GRO Approach); and Carrying GRO Forward (Increased Awareness and Capacity to Reflect; Internalising GRO).ConclusionGroup Radical Openness was shown to be an acceptable group therapy treatment for people with an overcontrolled coping style. This paper further clarifies the participants' experiences of GRO and what aspects led to change from their perspective.

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Applications and efficacy of radically open dialectical behavior therapy (RO DBT): A systematic review of the literature

Hatoum,

Burton

2024

J Clin Psychol

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Radically open dialectical behaviour therapy (RO DBT) is a transdiagnostic treatment, originally developed as a variant of dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), that emerged as a novel treatment approach for those presenting with excessive or maladaptive overcontrol. Despite RO DBT's growing popularity among clinicians as a treatment for chronic depression, personality disorders and eating disorders, to date, no systematic review has been conducted to summarise the evidence on this therapy. Therefore, the aim of this study was to systematically review the literature to provide a current and comprehensive summary of the available evidence on the clinical applications and efficacy of RO DBT. Articles were included if they were original research studies that described the use of RO DBT in the treatment of any psychological disorder, condition or symptom, published in the English language in a peer‐reviewed journal. Four electronic databases were searched, and screening, selection, risk of bias assessment and data extraction were all conducted by two independent reviewers. Fourteen articles were included in this review, including two qualitative articles, one case study, five case series studies, four quasi‐experimental studies, and two articles describing one randomized control trial. Findings indicated there is emerging evidence for the use of RO DBT in both adolescents and adults, for disorders characterized by excessive self‐control, such as anorexia nervosa and autism, as well as for treatment‐resistant depression. While RO DBT shows promise as a treatment for disorders of overcontrol, further research is needed. This review outlines current gaps and identifies areas for future research.

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Group radical openness: A feasibility study

Cited by 6 publications

References 46 publications

A multifamily group for adolescents with emotion regulation difficulties: Adolescent, parent and clinician experiences

A multifamily group for adolescents with emotion regulation difficulties: Adolescent, parent and clinician experiences

Group Radical Openness: Participants' attributions of change

Applications and efficacy of radically open dialectical behavior therapy (RO DBT): A systematic review of the literature

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