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What is Group Therapy?

Category: Psychotherapy

Most popular types: Depression Skills Group Therapy

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See also: Counseling

Group therapy, a form of psychotherapy, is when one or more therapists treat a small group of clients together as a group. Group therapy can be taken to include any helping process that takes place in a group, including support groups, skills training groups, and psycho-education groups.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Post-traumatic stress disorder 5523 82
Drug use disorder 230 15
Alcohol use disorder 196 14
Eating disorder 175 18
Complex post-traumatic stress disorder 160 2
Support mental / emotional health 83 23

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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 5
Moderate 20
Mild 25
None 124

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Group Therapy

Side effect Patients Percentage
Anxious mood 9
Flashbacks 5
Social anxiety 4
Increased anxiety 3
Panic attacks 3
Anger 2

Show all 55 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Group Therapy

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Other 71
Felt finished with this treatment 53
This type of therapy or counseling didn't seem to help 48
Completed the number of sessions covered by my insurance 44
Expense 22
This particular therapist or program didn't seem to help 20
Doctor's advice 16
Found another therapist or program I preferred 12
I didn't have enough time 12
Change in health plan coverage 9
No convenient appointments available 7
See all 203 patients who've stopped participating in Group Therapy

Duration

Stopped participating in Group Therapy

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 27
1 - 6 months 76
6 months - 1 year 36
1 - 2 years 20
2 - 5 years 24
5 - 10 years 9
10 years or more 11
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 99
Usually 42
Sometimes 21
Never taken as prescribed 12
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 25
Somewhat hard to take 52
A little hard to take 48
Not at all hard to take 49
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 9
$100-199 16
$50-99 7
$25-49 8
< $25 67
Not specified 67
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14 patient evaluations for Group Therapy

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Mar 1, 2017 (Started Jul 15, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for alcohol use disorder)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 90 min Weekly
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 23, 2016 (Started Sep 20, 1984)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Male Rape Victim)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for post-traumatic stress disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for social anxiety disorder)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 120 min Weekly
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Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 1 helpful mark

Dec 1, 2014 (Started Jun 15, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for generalized anxiety disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for social anxiety)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Support mental / emotional health)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (social anxiety)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 100 min Weekly
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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