The Group Psychotherapy Literature: 1980

Leadership behavior, group climate and outcome in group psychotherapy: A study of outpatient psychotherapy groups

“…Indeed, principles and criteria for selection and use of multiple outcome measures have been developed (MacKenzie & Dies, 1982;Pattison, 1965;Whiteley & Gordon, 1979). Most recently, there has been a growing trend within the group therapy field toward incorporating process and outcome measures in clinical studies and toward a more systematic evaluation of group therapy treatment (Budman et al, 1987;Dies, 1987;Silver et al, 1980Silver et al, , 1981.…”

Applying the Social Psychology of Groups in Clinical Settings

“…Both in their theoretical endeavours and in their practice, only levels 1 and 2 are consistently used in group therapy and indeed in much clinical psychology. A recent comprehensive review of group therapy research carried out between 1975 and 1980 (Silver, Lubin, Miller & Dobson 1984) failed to reveal any studies which operated at either an intra-group or inter-group level. Most of what is said to happen within group therapy is therefore seen as occurring either within an individual or between specific pairs of individuals such as two group members, or a group member and the group leader, i.e.…”