Psychodynamic group psychotherapy / J. Scott Rutan, Walter N. Stone, Joseph J. Shay

Groups in today's society -- History of small-group theory and practice -- Group dynamics and group development -- Therapeutic factors in group psychotherapy -- Mechanisms and processes of change -- Forming a group -- Patient selection -- Patient preparation and the group agreements -- The role of the group therapist -- Beginning the group -- Special leadership issues -- Expressions of affect in group psychotherapy -- The therapeutic process : a clinical illustration -- Difficult groups and difficult patients -- Time-limited psychodynamic groups -- Termination in group psychotherapy.