BODY-ORIENTED GROUP-PSYCHOTHERAPY IN THE 2ND-HALF OF LIFE

The main clinical experience and the theoretical objectives of body-re lated group psychotherapy are described in the context of a multidimen sional concept for inpatient psychosomatic therapy of patients in the second half of life. Six hundred patient questionnaires which were fil led in after treatment lasting several weeks were analysed in an inves tigation of the influence factors motivation for psychotherapy and the patient-doctor relationship. Twelve psychophysical parameters are col lated with the response to different therapy forms into significance r anking sequences in a statistical study on. Even so they show sex dive rgence, the results indicate the importance of the priority objectives of our body-oriented psychotherapy: promotion of the recognition of p sychosomatic interrelationships and comprehension of illness, correcti on of the age image and a proportionate stabilization of self-regulati on in contrast in particular to body-training measures which experienc e shows have other priorities.