67th Annual Conference

Saturday, February 27

Morning Workshops

9:00 - 11:30 A.M.

Workshop 87

Group Therapy for Schizophrenic Patients

Chair:

Nick Kanas, M.D., CGP, FAGPA, Professor of Psychiatry, University of California/San Francisco, San Francisco, California

This workshop will consider strategies of treating schizophrenic patient in group therapy using the leader's empirically-derived integrative model. A brief literature review, support from the leader's research, and clinical vignettes and demonstrations will be utilized. Participants will be encouraged to share experiences from their own clinical settings.

didactic-sharing of work experiences-demonstration-experiential

Learning Objectives:
The attendee will be able to:
Discuss the effectiveness of group therapy for schizophrenic patients.
Describe clinical strategies for leading such groups.
Conduct such groups in his or her treatment setting.

Course References:
Kanas, N. (1996). Group Therapy for Schizophrenic Patients. American Psychiatric Press, Washington, D.C.

Kanas, N. (1991). Group therapy with schizophrenic patients: a short-term, homogeneous approach. International  Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 41:33-48.

Bechdolf, A., Knost, B., Kuntermann, C., Schiller, S., Klosterkotter, J., Hambrecht, M., et al.: A randomized comparison of group cognitive-behavioral therapy and group psychoeducation in patients with schizophrenia. Acta Psychiatr Scand, 110(1):21-28, 2004.