GROWTH & PERSPECTIVES: GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY
Highlights of a lecture by Steven Spitz, M.D., McLean Hospital and Anne Silva, RN, CS
May 26, 1999

Summary

Professionally-led group therapy can have numerous benefits for people suffering from affective disorders and otther ailments. Some examples of the potential benefits include:

1. Sharing with others
2. Enlightenment
3. Problem solving
4. Giving & receiving support & encouragement
5. Patience & mutual respect
6. Useful responses to troublesome situations & patterns
7. Empowerment
8. Managing & growing from disagreement
9. Learning to tolerate differences
10. Managing ambivalence
11. Moving from passive to active and assertive
12. Recognizing illness patterns
13. Learning pros and cons of treatment options
14. Managing reintegratio after an illness episode
15. Managing shame after an illness episode
16. Learning how to recognize and accept the caring of others

Further information is available by ordering an audio tape of this lecture by calling 617-855-2795.