Brief Heterogeneous Inpatient Groups: A Process-Oriented Psychoeducational Model

<p>In the U.S., we currently have an increase in admissions to psychiatric hospitals and a lack of research exploring inpatient group psychotherapy. Diagnostically homogeneous therapy groups outperform therapy groups with mixed symptoms, however, due to managed health care, psychiatric hospitals typically run brief duration, diagnostically heterogeneous groups. A review of the research literature was conducted in order to locate empirical studies that could offer treatment recommendations regarding how to facilitate brief duration, diagnostically heterogeneous inpatient psychotherapy groups. Although this review revealed little information about this specific type of group, common factors from inpatient studies were extracted. Based on a synthesis of these studies, a cross-sectional, process-oriented psychoeducational treatment model is suggested.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral Project

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year

2012

Author dc:creator

• Cook, Wesley

Contributors dc:contributor

• Arechiga, Adam L.
• Boyd, Kendal C.

• Psychology
• Psychiatric hospital admissions; Inpatient Group Psychotherapy; Diagnostically Homogeneous Therapy Groups; Managed Healthcare; Diagnostically Heterogeneous Therapy Groups
• Psychiatric hospital admissions
• Inpatient Group Psychotherapy
• Diagnostically Homogeneous Therapy Groups
• Managed Healthcare
• Diagnostically Heterogeneous Therapy Groups

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• This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/76

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarsrepository.llu.edu:etd-1075