Letter G

Group therapy

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1) A type of psychiatric care in which several patients meet with one or more therapists at the same time.

The patients form a support group for each other as well as receiving expert care and advice.

The group therapy model is particularly appropriate for psychiatric illnesses that are support-intensive, such as anxiety disorders, but is not well suited for treatment of some other psychiatric disorders.

2) A type of psychoanalysis in which patients analyze each other with the assistance of one or more psychotherapists, as in an 'encounter group.' See also gestalt therapy.

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