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Group Therapy for Partners of Combat Veterans With Post‐traumatic Stress Disorder
Author(s) -
Annstrong Merry A.,
Rose Paula
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6163.1997.tb00553.x
Subject(s) - countertransference , group psychotherapy , psychotherapist , psychology , group process , posttraumatic stress , clinical psychology , transference , psychiatry , psychoanalytic theory
topic . An 18‐month group‐therapy experience with women partners of combat veterans with post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). purpose . To describe the application of group process and feminist theory to the planning and development of a group of women partners of veterans with PTSD. source . The authors’clinical work. conclusions . Using group psychotherapy theory and feminist theory, the group content and process involved the themes of rescuing, dissociation, and individuation. The exploration of transference and countertransference were useful in facilitating individual as well as process.