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Regarding the history of group therapy, I found the following reference to a Dr. L. Cody Marsh in Clifford W. Beers: Advocate for the Insane, by Norman Dain, page 298.
In August 1931 he [Beers] received a letter from Dr. L. Cody Marsh, late of Kings Park State Hospital (Kings Park, New York) and of Worcester State Hospital, eventually recognized as a pioneer in group psychotherapy in mental hospitals. In an article published in 1931 in Mental Hygiene, Marsh had discussed his "Group Treatment of the Psychoses," which he had developed to give patients a feeling of group solidarity and of shared problems.
Riverfield (talk) 00:36, 24 November 2013 (UTC)
For what it's worth, I've heard group therapy was invented by J H Pratt. Trekphiler 05:09, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
Psychopharm and CBT seem much more accessible than Group Therapy. The mental health industry has grown many different approaches to treatment, a fair number of which are rather unscientific in their conception (psychoanalysis, gestalt therapy, etc.). I would count group therapy in this category. That's not to say it's ineffective. Has the move toward evidence based practice and biological psychiatry lead to marginalization of this technique? Because of its cost effectiveness, could there be subconscious opposition to its use in favor of one-on-one counseling? Care providers seem to have the largest voice in decision making and resource allocation regarding care provision.
This page needs a lot of work. I've done a few minor edits and added some content over the last few days but I think it needs a re-structure. I would suggest headings such as
Comments? --Anonymaus (talk) 20:41, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
I've done a substantial restructuring of this page, adding 'Therapeutic principles', 'Settings', 'Research on effectiveness', and re-wording the introduction. Also lots more references. Out of respect for previous contributors I have preserved practically all of the pre-existing text, much of it in 'Information for patients/ users'. 'See also' has been edited to remove redundancy (links already in the text). It isn't perfect, there is room for more detail on theory but I do think it is an improvement. Can we remove the 'Stub' label, I wonder? --Anonymaus (talk) 13:20, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
Almost all of the cited research in this section has been published in the International Journal of Group Psychotherapy. The IJGP's website does not list the institutional affiliations of its editorial board members, making it harder for a non-specialist to assess its quality. The IJGP's impact factor seemed to be 0.5 in 2010, which does not seem very high. Would it make sense to comment in the article, therefore, on the quality of this research? Colin Rowat (talk) 22:17, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
I add a POV to this section, as, while the principles of Yalom primarily align with his perspective, they may not necessarily reflect the consensus within the broader community regarding group psychotherapy. Typically, the therapeutic efficacy of such practices is assessed through empirical studies. Fred114 09:05, 15 September 2023 (UTC)