1. Group therapy versus ward rounds.
- Author
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Davis HK and Dorman KR
- Subjects
- Female, Health Status, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Mental Disorders diagnosis, Mental Disorders psychology, Mental Health, Physician-Patient Relations, Education, Medical, Inpatients, Mental Disorders therapy, Patients' Rooms, Psychiatry education, Psychotherapy, Group standards
- Abstract
In this paper we present the development of an open-ended, unstructured, voluntary, unselected group which has met twice a week over a nine-month period. We further evaluate the use of this group in lieu of ward rounds, concluding that observations in a small group afford an effective adjunct to assessing a patient's current mental status. The group further provides a unique, on-going evaluation of the patient's interaction with others and, therefore, a better understanding of his individual problems. Group observations and the post-group meetings proved to be helpful teaching devices. The authors propose the use of this type of group therapy as a modification to the traditional medical model used on psychiatric units in general hospitals.
- Published
- 1974