group therapy

group treatment, group psychotherapy, form of treatment for a group of patients with similar emotional problems

Group therapy is a form of psychosocial treatment where a small group of patients meet regularly to talk, interact, and [more]Group therapy - Community and Resources

Noun
1. psychotherapy in which a small group of individuals meet with a therapist; interactions among the members are considered to be therapeutic
(synonym) group psychotherapy
(hypernym) psychotherapy
(hyponym) family therapy

This form of therapy involves groups of usually 4 to 12 people who have similar problems and who meet regularly with a therapist. The therapist uses the emotional interactions of the group's members to help them get relief from distress and possibly modify their behavior.
  

Synonyms and related words:
Arica movement, Erhard Seminars Training, New Consciousness, Pentothal interview, SAT, T-group, assertiveness training, behavior modification, behavior therapy, bioenergetics, biofeedback, confrontation therapy, conjoint therapy, consciousness raising, counseling, directive therapy, encounter therapy, est, family training, feminist therapy, gestalt therapy, group psychotherapy, group relations training, group sensitivity training, humanistic therapy, hypnoanalysis, hypnosis, hypnotherapy, hypnotism, marathon, marriage encounter, mind cure, narcoanalysis, narcohypnosis, narcosynthesis, narcotherapy, nondirective therapy, occupational therapy, pastoral counseling, play therapy, primal therapy, prolonged narcosis, psychodrama, psychological counseling, psychosurgery, psychosynthesis, psychotherapeutics, psychotherapy, radical therapy, rational-emotive therapy, reality therapy, recreational therapy, regression therapy, release therapy, scream therapy, sensitivity training, sensory awareness training, sleep treatment, supportive therapy, training group, transactional analysis, transcendental meditation, transpersonal therapy, vocational therapy