Group Psychotherapy Books

Group Therapy for Psychoses

Edited by Ivan Urlic, Manuel Gonzalez De Chavez

Group therapy for patients with psychotic experiences is one of the least known of the group therapies; it is also one of the most diverse. This collection presents a range of methods, models and... (more)

Traumatic Experience in the Unconscious Life of Groups: The Fourth Basic Assumption: Incohesion: Aggregation/Massification or (ba) I:A/M

by Earl Hopper

With full respect for the constraints of the social unconscious, Earl Hopper applies his theory of Incohesion to the treatment of difficult patients in group analysis. The personification of... (more)

Race, Colour and the Processes of Racialization: New Perspectives from Group analysis, Psychoanalysis and Sociology

by Farhad Dalal

Is racial conflict determined by biology or society?

So many conflicts appear to be caused by racial and ethnic differences; for example, the cities of Britain and America are regularly affected... (more)

Group Therapy: A Group Analytic Approach

by Nick Barwick

Group Therapy: A Group Analytic Approach is a comprehensive introduction to contemporary group analytic theory and practice - the prevailing form of group therapy in Europe. Highly accessible yet... (more)

Permission to Narrate: Explorations in Group Analysis, Psychoanalysis, Culture

by Martin Weegmann

Permission to Narrate develops exciting new theory and explorations for group analysis. They are diverse in range and, from differing bases in theory and research, aim to cast light on how clients... (more)

From the Couch to the Circle: Group-Analytic Psychotherapy in Practice

by John Schlapobersky

From the Couch to the Circle: Group-Analytic Psychotherapy in Practice is a handbook of group therapy and a guide to the group-analytic model - the prevailing form of group therapy in Europe. It... (more)

Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy: Fifth Edition

by J. Scott Rutan, Walter N. Stone

Regarded as the definitive practitioner reference and text, this accessible work addresses all aspects of setting up therapy groups and making them work. A wealth of clinical material illustrates the... (more)

Attention, Cooperation, Purpose: An Approach to Working in Groups Using Insights from Wilfred Bion

by Robert French, Peter Simpson

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This book describes an approach based on attention that can help individuals and groups to cooperate more effectively. It presents the first book-length reassessment of Wilfred Bion’s ideas on... (more)

Self Experiences in Group, Revisited: Affective Attachments, Intersubjective Regulations, and Human Understanding

Edited by Irene Harwood, Walter N. Stone

Since the publication of Self Experiences in Group in 1998 - the first book to apply self psychology and intersubjectivity to group work - there have been tremendous advancements in the areas of... (more)

Forensic Group Psychotherapy: The Portman Clinic Approach

Edited by John Woods, Andrew Williams

Forensic Group Psychotherapy: The Portman Clinic Approach stands as a comprehensive account of theoretical and practical approaches to the group treatment of patients who present with problematic... (more)

Small, Large and Median Groups: The Work of Patrick de Maré

Edited by Rachel Lenn, Karen Stefano

'This book is a remarkable tribute to the memory of Pat de Maré. You will find in these pages a selection of his work that represents his new and different understanding of groups, both large and... (more)

The Paradox of Internet Groups: Alone in the Presence of Virtual Others

by Haim Weinberg

The new virtual era is already here. We use the internet every day, to retrieve information, to purchase merchandise, and to connect with others. But do we really understand the psychology of the... (more)

Resistance, Rebellion and Refusal in Groups: The 3 Rs

by Richard M. Billow

Richard M. Billow expands and develops his ideas, first presented in Relational Group Psychotherapy: From Basic Assumptions to Passion. He constructs a theoretically sophisticated, yet... (more)

Living on the Border: Psychotic Processes in the Individual, the Couple, and the Group

Edited by David Bell, Aleksandra Novakovic

This book centres on the problem of psychosis, understood from a psychoanalytic perspective, as it manifests itself in different contexts and different levels of organisation: from the individual... (more)

The Personal Development Group: The Student's Guide

by Chris Rose

The personal development group is a feature of many counselling and psychotherapy trainings. How does it facilitate personal development? Could it be more effective? Looking from the perspective of... (more)

Relational Group Psychotherapy: From Basic Assumptions to Passion

by Richard M. Billow

Integrating relational theory with technique, this text reveals the personal nature of the process of group therapy as it affects the group therapist and group members. It builds on Bion's early... (more)

Group Psychotherapy for People with Chronic Mental Illness

by Walter N. Stone

Providing a cost-effective treatment model that is respectful of patients' needs, their strengths, and their limitations, this volume presents the first dynamic and coherent approach to group... (more)

The Evolution of Group Analysis

Edited by Malcolm Pines

S.H. Foulkes was the founder of the group-analytic school of group psychotherapy. This volume represents an introduction both to his work, and to developments based on it. Subjects covered include... (more)

Workbook of Group Analytic Interventions

by David Kennard, David Winter

This book is designed to complement the academic and experiential training of therapists. It gives practical insights into how to deal with difficult situations. Particularly useful for those at the... (more)

The Psyche and the Social World: Developments in Group-Analytic Theory

by Dennis Brown, Louis Zinkin

Since his death, the ideas of S.H. Foulkes have been used and developed by many colleagues and followers. "The Psyche and the Social World" presents a coherent review of his basic ideas in the light... (more)

Introduction to Groupwork: A Group-Analytic Perspective

Edited by Bill Barnes, Keith Hyde

Building on the individual's personal experience of groups, starting in the family, the authors offer an account of why things happen as they do in groups, providing a basis for developing groupwork... (more)

Ideology, Conflict, and Leadership in Groups and Organizations

by Otto F. Kernberg

This text integrates current knowledge of the psychodynamics of individuals, groups and organizations into a theoretical framework. The author shows how the interplay of libidinal and aggressive... (more)

Circular Reflections: Selected papers of Malcolm Pines.

by Malcolm Pines

In this selection of papers, Malcolm Pines explores many different aspects of psychoanalysis and group analysis. Section One contains four papers which highlight mirroring, child development, and... (more)

The Large Group: Dynamics and Therapy

Edited by Lionel Kreeger

This important, pioneering book collates our knowledge of large groups, both at a theoretical and practical level. Thirteen distinguished contributors offer experiences from a wide range of... (more)

Selected Papers: Psychoanalysis and Group Analysis

by S.H. Foulkes

The collection of Foulkes' papers, which includes some unpublished material and some published in English for the first time, comprises not only the later Group-Analytic writings but also those from... (more)

What Happens in Groups: Psychoanalysis, the Individual and the Community

by R.D. Hinshelwood

Systematically works through the psychoanalytic concepts which bear on what happens in groups, with examples from the author's own practice, and readings of the works of Klein, Bion and Menzies-Lyth.... (more)

Tolerance - A Concept in Crisis: Psychoanalytic, Group Analytic, and Socio-Cultural Perspectives

Edited by Avi Berman, Gila Ofer

This book examines tolerance as a concept under crisis, exploring its origin and functions, and how it can be at risk of replacement by moral intolerance or retributive justice in turbulent... (more)

Group Analysis throughout the Life Cycle: Foulkes Revisited from a Group Attachment and Developmental Perspective

by Arturo Ezquerro, María Cañete

Arturo Ezquerro and María Cañete present a captivating journey through human development, group lives and group attachment from infancy all the way into old age. Co-constructed with meticulous... (more)

Pierre Delion on Psychopolitics: 'What is Institutional Psychotherapy?' and 'The Republic of False Selves'

by Pierre Delion

Pierre Delion is Professor Emeritus in the faculty of medicine at Lille, a child psychiatrist, and a psychoanalyst. His work is as straightforward as it is affecting but is little read in the... (more)

The Body of the Group: Sexuality and Gender in Group Analysis

by Daniel Anderson

The Body in the Group has been structured around the formation of a group analytic concept of sexuality, using the archaeology of Michel Foucault to move away from psychoanalytic theory, with its... (more)