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Resistances Encountered in Starting a Group Therapy Program for Suicide Attempters in Varied Administrative Settings
Author(s) -
Hackel Jacqueline,
Asimos Chrisula T.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1943-278x.1980.tb00769.x
Subject(s) - mental health , psychology , group psychotherapy , psychiatry
This paper reports a number of areas of difficulty—funding issues, managment and personal bias issues, theoretical issues—which emerged in the development of five treatment groups comprised entirely of depressed and suicidal patients. These groups reflected a coordinated effort between the city‐county mental health system and the specific funding agencies. Strategies for overcoming these difficulties are discussed.