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A classic text, at once scholarly and lively, this is the most up-to-date, incisive, and comprehensive work available on the practice of group psychotherapy.

"The state of the art of group therapy today." --Les R. Greene, distinguished life fellow, American Group Psychotherapy Association

The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy has been the standard text in the field for decades. In this completely updated sixth edition, Dr. Yalom and Dr. Leszcz draw on a decade of new research as well as their broad clinical wisdom and expertise.

Each chapter is revised, reflecting the most recent developments in the field. There are new sections throughout, including online group therapy, modern analytic and relational approaches, interpersonal neurobiology, measurement-based care, culture and diversity, psychological trauma, and group therapy tailored for a range of clinical populations.

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• Preface To The Sixth Edition(p. 1)
• Acknowledgments(p. 7)
• 1 The Therapeutic Factors(p. 9)
• Instillation of Hope(p. 13)
• Universality(p. 15)
• Imparting Information(p. 18)
• Altruism(p. 24)
• The Corrective Recapitulation of the Primary Family Group(p. 26)
• Development of Socializing Techniques(p. 28)
• Imitative Behavior(p. 29)
• 2 Interpersonal Learning(p. 33)
• The Importance of Interpersonal Relationships(p. 33)
• The Corrective Emotional Experience(p. 44)
• The Group as Social Microcosm(p. 50)
• Dynamic Interaction Within the Social Microcosm(p. 58)
• Recognition of Behavioral Patterns in the Social Microcosm(p. 61)
• The Social Microcosm: Is It Real?(p. 64)
• Transference and Insight(p. 65)
• Overview(p. 68)
• 3 Group Cohesiveness(p. 73)
• The Importance of Group Cohesiveness(p. 77)
• Mechanism of Action(p. 88)
• Summary(p. 102)
• 4 The Therapeutic Factors: An Integration(p. 103)
• Comparative Value of the Therapeutic Factors: The Client's View(p. 107)
• Comparative Value of the Therapeutic Factors: Differences Between Clients' and Therapists' Views(p. 141)
• Therapeutic Factors: Modifying Forces(p. 144)
• 5 The Therapist: Basic Tasks(p. 153)
• Creation and Maintenance of the Group(p. 154)
• Building a Group Culture(p. 157)
• How Does the Leader Shape Norms?(p. 160)
• Therapeutic Group Norms(p. 167)
• 6 The Therapist: Working In The Here-And-Now(p. 183)
• Definition of Process(p. 185)
• Process Focus: The Power Source of the Group(p. 194)
• The Therapist's Tasks in the Here-and-Now(p. 196)
• Techniques of Here-and-Now Activation(p. 202)
• Techniques of Process Illumination(p. 214)
• Helping Clients Assume a Process Orientation(p. 226)
• Helping Clients Accept Process-Illuminating Comments(p. 228)
• Process Commentary: A Theoretical Overview(p. 230)
• The Use of the Past(p. 241)
• Group-as-a-Whole Process Commentary(p. 246)
• 7 The Therapist: Transference And Transparency(p. 255)
• Transference in the Therapy Group(p. 259)
• The Psychotherapist and Transparency(p. 272)
• 8 Selecting Clients And Composing Groups(p. 293)
• Criteria for Exclusion(p. 295)
• Criteria for Inclusion(p. 314)
• Summary: Client Selection(p. 318)
• Group Composition(p. 319)
• The Prediction of Client Behavior in the Group(p. 321)
• Summary: Predicting Client Behavior(p. 330)
• Principles of Group Composition(p. 330)
• Homogeneity or Heterogeneity?(p. 333)
• General Clinical Considerations(p. 336)
• Summary: Group Composition(p. 338)
• 9 Creating The Group(p. 341)
• Setting and Structure(p. 342)
• Brief Group Therapy(p. 349)
• Pregroup Meetings and Preparation for Group Therapy(p. 355)
• 10 In The Beginning(p. 377)
• Formative Stages of the Group(p. 377)
• The Impact of Clients and Other Factors on Group Development(p. 393)
• Membership Problems(p. 398)
• 11 The Advanced Group(p. 425)
• How Interpersonal Learning Works(p. 425)
• Subgrouping(p. 430)
• Conflict in the Therapy Group(p. 440)
• Self-Disclosure(p. 455)
• Termination(p. 465)
• 12 The Challenging Group Member(p. 477)
• The Monopolist(p. 478)
• The Silent Client(p. 485)
• The Boring Client(p. 488)
• The Help-Rejecting Complainer(p. 491)
• The Acutely Psychotic Client(p. 494)
• The Schizoid Client(p. 502)
• The Characterologically Difficult Client(p. 507)
• 13 Specialized Formats And Procedural Aids(p. 521)
• Concurrent Individual and Group Therapy(p. 521)
• Combining Group Therapy and Twelve-Step Groups(p. 533)
• Co-Therapy(p. 538)
• Dreams(p. 545)
• Audiovisual Technology(p. 549)
• Written Summaries(p. 552)
• Monitoring Group Therapy Outcome and Process(p. 560)
• Structured Exercises(p. 562)
• Group Therapy Record Keeping(p. 568)
• 14 Online Psychotherapy Groups(p. 571)
• VTC Groups: Early Findings(p. 572)
• Guidelines for Group Psychotherapists(p. 573)
• VTC Group Challenges and Opportunities(p. 575)
• 15 Specialized Therapy Groups(p. 579)
• Modifications for Specialized Clinical Situations: Basic Steps(p. 581)
• The Acute Inpatient Therapy Group(p. 587)
• Groups for the Medically Ill(p. 617)
• Adaptation of CBT and IPT to Group Therapy(p. 626)
• Self-Help Groups and Online Support Groups(p. 634)
• 16 Training The Group Therapist(p. 639)
• Observation of Experienced Clinicians(p. 641)
• Clinical Supervision(p. 645)
• A Group Experience for Trainees(p. 654)
• Personal Psychotherapy(p. 661)
• Summary(p. 664)
• Beyond Technique(p. 665)
• Appendix: Group Therapy Information And Guidelines For Clients(p. 667)
• Notes(p. 673)
• Index(p. 801)

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Irvin D. Yalom was born in Washington, D.C. on June 13, 1931, of parents who immigrated from Russia shortly after World War I. Yalom entered into medical school intent on studying the field of psychiatry. His first writings were scientific contributions to professional journals. His first book, "The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy" was widely used as a text for training therapists. It has been translated into twelve languages and spawned four editions.

"Existential Psychotherapy" followed, which was a textbook for a course that did not exist at the time, and then "Inpatient Group Psychotherapy," a guide to leading groups in the inpatient psychiatric ward. In an effort to teach aspects of Existential Therapy, Yalom turned to a literary conveyance and wrote a book of therapy tales called "Love's Executioner", two teaching novels, "When Nietzsche Wept" and "Lying on the Couch" and, "Momma and the Meaning of Life," a collection of true and fictionalized tales of therapy.

These books went on to be best sellers, and "When Nietzsche Wept" won the Commonwealth Gold Medal for best fiction of 1993. They have been widely translated,each into about fifteen to twenty languages, and have had considerable distribution abroad.

(Bowker Author Biography)