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Group psychotherapy with Arab patients
Other Title(s)
العلاج الجمعي للمرضى العرب
Joint Authors
Shalabi, Qutaybah
al-Mutlaq, Hana
Source
The Arab Journal of Psychiatry
Issue
Vol. 7, Issue 2 (30 Nov. 1996), pp.125-136, 12 p.
Publisher
The Arab Federation of Psychiatrists
Publication Date
1996-11-30
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Group psychotherapy is a modality of treatment in which some patients who are especially selected are placed into a group guided by a trained therapist, in order to help affect behavioral change and personality modification.
This is achieved by using a variety of technical maneuvers and theoretical frameworks.
The leader of the group, uses group member's interactions in order to produce the desired change of goal.
The early experiences of Arab participation within a group has received many disappointments and has therefore resulted in some therapists discontinuing the practice of this form of psychotherapy, and relying mainly on individual approaches, instead.
Using the non-directive approach and the permissive attitude of having emotions expressed freely in the group led to cpnflicts within the patient and between patients in the group.
These were difficult to resolve and ended many times in an angry withdrawal of some patients and a few divorces within the patient groups.
It is important to identify those aspects that might have a detrimental effect on the interaction, and thus have a negative effect on group therapy.
Techniques need to be modified in the light of the culture in order to get an optimum outcome of therapy.
The purpose of this presentation is to identify those characteristics and to delineate the favourable ones and utilize them in order to achieve the best results possible.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Mutlaq, Hana& Shalabi, Qutaybah. 1996. Group psychotherapy with Arab patients. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry،Vol. 7, no. 2, pp.125-136.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Mutlaq, Hana& Shalabi, Qutaybah. Group psychotherapy with Arab patients. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry Vol. 7, no. 2 (November 1996), pp.125-136.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Mutlaq, Hana& Shalabi, Qutaybah. Group psychotherapy with Arab patients. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry. 1996. Vol. 7, no. 2, pp.125-136.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references: p.135-136
Record ID
BIM-207926