GROUP-THERAPY WITH WWII EX-POWS - LONG-TERM POSTTRAUMATIC ADJUSTMENT IN A GERIATRIC POPULATION

Authors
BOEHNLEIN JK SPARR LF
Citation
Jk. Boehnlein et Lf. Sparr, GROUP-THERAPY WITH WWII EX-POWS - LONG-TERM POSTTRAUMATIC ADJUSTMENT IN A GERIATRIC POPULATION, American journal of psychotherapy, 47(2), 1993, pp. 273-282
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,"Psycology, Clinical",Psychiatry,Psychology
Journal title
American journal of psychotherapy → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029564
Volume
47
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
273 - 282
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9564(1993)47:2<273:GWWE-L>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
This paper describes the two-year process of group therapy in a geriat ric population of WWII ex-prisoners-of-war. Therapeutic conduct and co ntent are considered, including themes of grief, trust, mortality, and socialization. Changes in self-esteem and social interaction may he a chieved through a group environment that fosters cognitive reorganizat ion and social reintegration.