Group therapy for schizophrenia: A meta-analysis.

Burlingame, Gary M.; Svien, Hal; Hoppe, Lars; Hunt, Isaac J.; Rosendahl, Jenny

doi:10.1037/pst0000293

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“…It offers an acceptable and accessible form of treatment for many, and has the potential to be useful during the most active phase of treatment, as well as in supporting progress beyond periods of intensive support (Ben-Zeev, Buck, Kopelovich, & Meller, 2019). From a service standpoint, groups in general are cost-effective and commonplace in behavioural health, with high levels of acceptance among staff and participants (Burlingame, Svien, Hoppe, Hunt, & Rosendahl, 2020). The virtual format also could integrate across clinics for larger numbers, which has the potential to greatly expand access to FEP treatment in underserved areas.…”

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Group teletherapy for first‐episode psychosis: Piloting its integration with coordinated specialty care during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Wood¹,

Gannon

Chengappa

et al. 2020

Psychol Psychother

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Digital health has emerged in recent years as a tool to optimize care delivery and promote treatment adherence among individuals with first-episode psychosis (FEP). Recent mandates for social distancing and sheltering in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic have catapulted efforts to provide ongoing coordinated specialty care (CSC) on virtual platforms. While prior evidence provides support for the general implementation of virtual individual therapy, there is limited guidance and evidence for the adoption of group teletherapy. Here we describe our efforts to implement group teletherapy for two small cohorts of individuals with FEP receiving care in a coordinated specialty care clinic using methods adopted from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. We observed high adherence with group visits as well as client satisfaction across groups. Based on our results, we have taken efforts to implement virtual group therapy more permanently in our clinic. Our experience provides guidance and a model for integration of virtual group therapy within CSC.

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confidence: 99%

Group teletherapy for first‐episode psychosis: Piloting its integration with coordinated specialty care during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Wood¹,

Gannon

Chengappa

et al. 2020

Psychol Psychother

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“…There is strong empirical support for social skills training for persons with serious mental health conditions (Burlingame et al, 2020). Such interventions support the development and generalization of social skills through psychoeducation and experiential practice.…”

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Promoting resilience in persons with serious mental health conditions during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Friis-Healy¹,

Farber²,

Cook³

et al. 2022

Psychological Services

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This article highlights the profound and far-reaching impact of the Coronavirus disease 2019 health crisis on persons with serious mental health conditions. To understand and mitigate against the negative effects of the crisis on this population, we offer a resilience intervention framework that attends to three key resilience processes, namely control, coherence, and connectedness (3Cs). We then detail interventions and associated evidence-informed intervention strategies at the individual, interpersonal, and systemic levels that behavioral health professionals can employ to bolster each of the 3Cs for persons with serious mental health conditions. These intervention strategies, which must be implemented in a flexible manner, are designed to enhance the biopsychosocial functioning of persons with serious mental health conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond and strengthen their interpersonal and systemic environments. We conclude with recommendations for future directions. Impact StatementResilience is a powerful predictor of positive mental health in the context of stress, such as a pandemic. This article offers an array of individual, interpersonal, and systemic interventions to bolster the resilience of persons with serious mental health conditions and support their ongoing recovery. These interventions can help these individuals have more control over their lives, a greater sense of meaning in accord with their values, and feel more connected to others and their community.

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“…The methodological shortcomings of initial empirical investigations of group-level treatments were substantial-so much so that only guarded conclusions could be offered about efficacy-but in the last 25 years researchers have repeatedly demonstrated the effectiveness of group psychotherapies in methodologically rigorous studies. Meta-analytic reviews support the use of group therapy for helping people deal with traumatic experiences, depression, thought and mood disorders, social phobia, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, bulimia nervosa, binge eating, substance-related problems, trauma, and the psychological complexities of physical illnesses (e.g., Barkowski et al, 2016;Burlingame et al, 2003Burlingame et al, , 2020Janis et al, 2021;McRoberts et al, 1998).…”

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Recent advances in the study of group cohesion.

Forsyth¹

2021

Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice

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Objective: Group cohesion, as a central explanatory concept in the study of groups, has provided a foundation for explaining a number of group processes that have occupied researchers' attention since the founding of the journal Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice 25 years ago. Method: This review summarizes that research, focusing on three specific topics: group performance, the effectiveness of group psychotherapy, and group-based identity processes. Results: Theory and research in these areas have yielded substantial insights into cohesion and related group processes, but definitional, methodological, and theoretical uncertainties remain to be resolved. Conclusions: Seeking to resolve some of these uncertainties, an integrative model of cohesion that defines cohesion as a group's degree of unity-and distinguishes between the causes (or antecedents) of that unity (such as attraction bonds or group pride) and indicators of cohesion-is described, as is a short inventory that can be used to assess members' perceptions of the unity of their groups. Highlights and Implications• The concept of cohesion is central to understanding groups and group processes, and recent research has yielded substantial advances in understanding the nature, the sources, and the consequences of this key group-level process.• Specifically, recent research provides a clearer understanding of when cohesion facilitates team performance, cohesion's influence on the outcome of group psychotherapy, and the relationship between cohesion and members' social identities.• To resolve continuing issues of definition and assessment, an integrative conceptualization of cohesion, unitary cohesion theory, is described; it defines cohesion as the unity of a group, and so distinguishes between the causes of cohesion, indicators of cohesion, and cohesion itself.• Recommendations for future research include identifying and documenting the type of cohesion assessed in specific instruments and using methods that are appropriate when studying a group-level process.• A unitary cohesion index is described. This set of bipolar rating scales can be used to directly assess members' estimates of their group's cohesion by separating the defining conditions of cohesion from the potential causes of cohesion.

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Group therapy for schizophrenia: A meta-analysis.

Cited by 34 publications

References 103 publications

Group teletherapy for first‐episode psychosis: Piloting its integration with coordinated specialty care during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Group teletherapy for first‐episode psychosis: Piloting its integration with coordinated specialty care during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Promoting resilience in persons with serious mental health conditions during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Recent advances in the study of group cohesion.

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