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W E Piper

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PubMed1979

Pretraining for group psychotherapy. A cognitive-experiential approach.

Pretherapy training for group psychotherapy is conceptualized in terms of learned conditions of preparedness (objectives) and in terms of methods of preparation (procedures). Controlled studies of pretraining for group psychotherapy were reviewed in reference to these two dimensions and their effects. A controlled study of pretraining involving five outpatient therapy groups that used a new cognitive-experiential approach to pretraining was performed. Pretrained groups had significantly higher patient attendance and significantly fewer dropouts than nonpretrained groups.

Adult↗
PubMed1977

An outcome study of group therapy.

Outcome research in a group therapy program was conducted with therapists in training who had little prior experience with group therapy. Significantly greater improvement over an initial three-month period was found for treated patients when compared with control patients on a multivariate combination of five outcome criteria. Some, but not all, of the five separate criteria indicated such a difference. Only slight, nondifferentiating improvement was found for target symptoms. Significantly greater improvement over the three-month period on the multivariate combination was also found for treated patients who had begun therapy during the second year of the program when compared with treated patients who had begun therapy during the first year of the program. Finally, significant improvement over the three-month period on the multivariate combination was found for both treated and control patients.

Anxiety Disorders↗
PubMed1976

Cognitive style, hemispheric specialization, and tested abilities of transsexuals and nontranssexuals.

Tests on which the 12 males and the 8 male transsexuals differed significantly and might be useful to clinicians for differentiation were the Embedded-figures Test, the Porteus Mazes, and the O'Connor Finger Dexterity Test. Sex differences emerged on the Embedded-figures Test and the first half of the dexterity test. There were no significant differences between 12 males and 14 females or males and 8 transsexuals on conjugate lateral eye movement, eye dominance, Digit Span, and Digit Symbol. Embedded-figures Test appears to tap some aspect of gender identity (males with female identities respond like females) while the first half of the O'Connor taps a biologically determined sex difference (males respond alike whether they have male or female identities).

Cognition↗
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Day treatment for personality disorders: a review of research findings.

Day treatment, a form of partial hospitalization, may have unique advantages in the care of patients with personality disorders. It appears to offer a favorable level of intensiveness and containment, thus facilitating treatment of the chronic emotional and behavioral difficulties experienced by these individuals. Although several authors have written about the appropriateness of day treatment for personality disorder patients, empirical support has been slow to accumulate. More recently, greater research attention has been focused on this question. This review examines the current research. The findings suggest that day treatment is effective for this difficult patient population and that it is more effective than standard treatment (i.e., medication and support). Preliminary evidence indicates that day treatment may lead to a reduction in future health-services costs. Some findings also show that day treatment may be particularly beneficial for certain patients-for example, those who are more psychologically minded. Implications of these findings for clinical practice are considered. Limitations in our current approach to research in this area are highlighted, and recommendations for future study are provided.

Day Care, Medical↗