What is Group Therapy?
Group therapy, a form of psychotherapy, is when one or more therapists treat a small group of clients together as a group. Group therapy can be taken to include any helping process that takes place in a group, including support groups, skills training groups, and psycho-education groups.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| Support mental / emotional health | 129 | 64 |
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| Borderline Personality Disorder | 93 | 30 |
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| Mood | 50 | 16 |
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| Eating Disorder | 34 | 8 |
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| Alcohol addiction | 32 | 6 |
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| Depressed mood | 29 | 19 |
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See all 236 patients currently participating in Group Therapy
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Group Therapy
| Hospitalization | 13 | |
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| Anxious mood | 5 | |
| Overwhelming emotions | 3 | |
| Anxiety and frustration | 3 | |
| Exhaustion | 2 | |
| Depression with anxiety | 2 | |
| See all 35 reported side effects ▼ | ||
Reported Schedules
Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently participating in Group Therapy. See all 78 dosages ►
Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Other | 102 | ||
| Felt finished with this treatment | 79 | ||
| Completed the number of sessions covered by my insurance | 49 | ||
| This type of therapy or counseling didn't seem to help | 46 | ||
| This particular therapist or program didn't seem to help | 30 | ||
| Expense | 30 | ||
| Doctor's advice | 23 | ||
| Course of treatment ended | 13 | ||
| I didn't have enough time | 13 | ||
| Found another therapist or program I preferred | 9 | ||
| Change in health plan coverage | 9 | ||
| Not indicated | 6 | ||
| No convenient appointments available | 4 | ||
| Did not seem to work | 4 | ||
| Side effects too severe | 1 |
See all 260 patients who’ve stopped participating in Group Therapy
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Group Therapy
Always |
98 | 57% |
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Usually |
50 | 29% |
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Sometimes |
18 | 11% |
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Never |
5 | 3% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Group Therapy
Very |
26 | 15% |
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Somewhat |
68 | 40% |
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A little |
39 | 23% |
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Not at all |
38 | 22% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Group Therapy
$200+ |
12 | 11% |
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$100-199 |
13 | 12% |
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$50-99 |
8 | 7% |
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$25-49 |
6 | 5% |
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< $25 |
74 | 65% |
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