During the interviews, we found ample indications that the patients learned to find social support from others. Even though they often found teamwork exercises to be unpleasant and difficult, the patients often stated that these exercises ultimately resulted in important experiences. In the AT group, they learned to develop self-respect and to balance this
with reaching their goals and man- aging their relationships by looking for solutions together with others.
During art exercises in which social behaviour was studied and challenged, patients learned to know the behaviour patterns that they used in contact with others.