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Group therapy in a detoxification unit
Author(s) -
POWELL JANET E.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
drug and alcohol review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.018
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1465-3362
pISSN - 0959-5236
DOI - 10.1080/09595239200185771
Subject(s) - detoxification (alternative medicine) , unit (ring theory) , group (periodic table) , group psychotherapy , medicine , psychology , psychiatry , chemistry , pathology , alternative medicine , organic chemistry , mathematics education
Abstract The aim of this study was to discover residents' perceptions of supportive group therapy conducted as part of a week‐long alcohol and other drug detoxification programme. A brief questionnaire was adapted from Yalom's Q sort and administered to 105 residents at the end of group sessions. The instrument elicited ratings of the extent to which each of ten outcomes had occurred. Outcomes rated positively included universality, the instillation of hope, group cohesion and guidance. The results are interpreted as providing support for the continuation of non‐confrontational group therapy in the detoxification unit, with an increased emphasis on brief advice‐giving.