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Change of Therapists as a Cause of Absences from Group Psychotherapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Anthony Dinnen
Anthony Dinnen*
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The Psychiatric Research Unit, Rozelle, N.S.W.; Current address: 66 High Street, Randwick, N.S.W. 2031
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The involvement of a number of psychiatric hospital staff members in group psychotherapy meetings constitutes multiple therapy. In such a situation one staff member is customarily assigned the role of ‘therapist’ and the rest are called ‘observers'. Observers are often passive, but they may participate in the group proceedings as co-therapists (MacLennan, 1965; Bloom and Dobie, 1969). Multiple therapy is said to enhance treatment (Mullan and Sanguiliano, 1960; Rubins, 1967), but this may be a rationalization to excuse its continued practice (MacLennan, 1965), particularly as it is so useful for training staff in group psychotherapy (Gans, 1962).

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 119 , Issue 553 , December 1971 , pp. 625 - 628
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1971 

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