The treatment of psychoses, particularly of
schizophrenics, occupies a special place within
the evolution of psychiatry and psychotherapy.
Group therapy has come to play an important
role in the treatment of psychotic disorder and it
is a part of hospitalized patients’ therapeutic
experiences.
The goals of each group vary but they all have
common purpose to increase patients’
awareness of themselves through interaction
with other group members who provide
feedback about their behavior, to provide
patients with improved interpersonal social skills
and decrease isolation.
The purpose of this article was to provide a brief
description of the implementation process of
inpatients group therapy on the psychotic
patients.
Inpatients group therapy is effective when
applied and considered as a part of a well
organized and complete therapy aggregation,
made up of: a) medical surveillance, (b) family
information, therapy and sensitization, (c) selfsupportive
psychotherapy and (d) psychosocial
restoration. Group Therapy should not be seen
as a panacea, but as a therapy process whose
role- instructing and supporting- are of high
therapeutic importance not only for the patient,
but for his close family environment as well...