The Group Psychotherapy Literature: 1981

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.…”

The Age of Accountability:* The Next Phase for Family Therapy

“…The rise in popularity of family therapy amongst clinicians can also be noted by reviewing articles, dissertations or books written on the subject; of the 2,000 presentations listed on the Psychinfo computer bank, approximately 80% have been written in the last 10 years. Silver, Miller, Lubin and Dobson (1982) note that in the early 1980's at least, the continued rise of publications in the family therapy field showed little signs of reaching what is termed an "output plateau" (p, 481). On the national front, Stagoll (1983Stagoll ( , 1984 notes the rapid development of family therapy within Australia especially over the last decade or so with annual conferences that are well attended for example, and more recently, the introduction of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy with its broader geographical base.…”