Group therapy reduces medical and psychiatric hospitalization. |
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Authors: | M F Weiner |
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Institution: | Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. |
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Abstract: | This article studies the impact of outpatient group therapy on medical care at a large city-county hospital. Of the 65 group therapy outpatients, 33 persons met the criterion of having attended at least 12 group sessions over the course of a year. We compared a control period (the year prior to initiating group therapy) with a study period (months 6-18 after starting group) and found a sharp decrease in the number of hospitalizations and in-hospital days. There was significantly increased use of neuroleptics and nonpsychotropics and increased attendance at nonpsychiatric clinics. |
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