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Neue Entwicklungen in der Gruppenpsychotherapieforschung – ein Update

Recent developments in group psychotherapy research—an update

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Diese Übersicht knüpft an frühere Zusammenfassungen von Arbeiten zur Gruppentherapieforschung an, die sich vornehmlich der Frage nach der Wirksamkeit von Gruppentherapien bei unterschiedlichen Störungsbildern widmeten. Mittlerweile sind vermehrt Metaanalysen zu dieser Frage vorgelegt worden, die zusammenfassend dargestellt und durch Befunde ergänzt werden, die sich auf Gruppenbehandlungen bei Krebserkrankungen und Schmerz beziehen. Die Befundlage erscheint äußerst günstig für Gruppentherapien und deutet eine Äquivalenz der Wirksamkeit mit Einzeltherapien an. Neben allgemeinen Wirksamkeitsstudien wurden in jüngster Zeit vermehrt Studien zur Wirkung von Feedback auf den Therapieverlauf in Gruppentherapien sowie Metaanalysen zu den Rollen von Allianz und Kohäsion für die Behandlungsergebnisse von Gruppen durchgeführt. Weitere vielversprechende Entwicklungen im Bereich der Gruppentherapieforschung werden skizziert.

Abstract

This review ties in with earlier summaries of studies on group therapy research, predominantly focusing on the outcome of group therapy for various disorders. Meanwhile, an increasing number of meta-analyses dealing with this question have been published that are summarized together with results related to group treatment for patients with cancer and pain. The results are clearly in favor of group treatment indicating outcome equivalence of the effectiveness with individual psychotherapy. Besides general outcome studies, recent publications dealt with the effect of feedback on therapy outcome in groups as well as meta-analyses about the roles of alliance and cohesion for the effects of group treatment. Other promising developments in the field of group therapy research are described.

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Strauß, B., Burlingame, G.M. & Rosendahl, J. Neue Entwicklungen in der Gruppenpsychotherapieforschung – ein Update. Psychotherapeut 65, 225–235 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00278-020-00430-0

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