Naslov
Psychodynamic Group Psychoterapy in the Early Intervention Program for Patients with Psychosis (RIPEPP)

Autori
Restek-Petrović, Branka ; Mayer, Nina ; Grah, Majda

Izvornik
Psychiatria Danubina (0353-5053) 30 (2018), Suppl 4; 198-202

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Psychotherapy ; Psychotic disorders ; Schizophrenia ; Early intervention

Sažetak
Psychiatric Hospital "Sveti Ivan" in Zagreb, Croatia, offers an outpatient Early intervention programme for patients with psychotic disorders (RIPEPP), consisting of psychoeducational workshops and group psychodynamic psychotherapy. Psychodynamic group psychotherapy presents a unique conceptual format not offered by other types of psychotherapy, and it is especially useful for population of patients with psychotic disorders. During group work, gradual establishment of communication and interactions, and creating a network of relations through experiences of corrective emotional symbiosis, affect the constellation of internal objects and relationships between members, and their restructuring. The function of group psychotherapy is not only to offer relief, support, and elements of education, but also to enable internal changes. Therapeutic factors contributing to the improvement of people with schizophrenia include supportive aspects such as universality, acceptance, cohesion, hope and altruism. This paper contains vignettes from inpatient and outpatient group dynamics.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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