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CHANGES IN THE LONG-TERM PSYCHODYNAMIC GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY IN FAMILY MEMBERS OF PERSONS WITH PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS
Majda Grah
; Psychiatric Hospital “Sveti Ivan”, Zagreb, Croatia ;Zagreb University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia
Branka Restek-Petrović
; Psychiatric Hospital “Sveti Ivan”, Zagreb, Croatia ; Medical Faculty, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia ;Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Slobodanka Kezić
; Psychiatric Hospital “Sveti Ivan”, Zagreb, Croatia
Silvana Jelavić
; Psychiatric Hospital “Sveti Ivan”, Zagreb, Croatia
Tea Lukačić
; Psychiatric Hospital “Sveti Ivan”, Zagreb, Croatia
Sažetak
Background: The experience gained in working with psychotic persons as well as the findings from the literature have pointed to
the need for systematic inclusion of the families of affected individuals, facilitating the creation of partnership within treatment, and
to the need for a better understanding of family dynamics that reflects on the psychological conditions of the patients.
Aim: The aim of this paper is to explore the changes in self-esteem and loneliness of group members during the therapeutic
process and whether the use of more mature defence mechanisms is the answer to the treatment of group psychotherapy.
Subjects and methods: We followed three groups of 30 members (18 women and 12 men). At the beginning of inclusion in group
psychodynamic psychotherapy and after 18 months of psychotherapy, members completed the following questionnaires: Rosenberg
Self-esteem Scale, short version of UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-7) and Lifestyle Questionnaire (LSI).
Results: The research results show a statistically significant increase in self-esteem, a significant reduction in loneliness, and
significantly reduced use of defence mechanisms after 18 months of group psychotherapy.
Conclusion: Research findings confirmed positive changes in family members who gradually feel better and safer, with less
anxiety and fear, all positively reflecting on the family atmosphere, the ability to accept and understand the sick member, as well as
his better quality of recovery.
Ključne riječi
defence mechanisms; family members; group psychodynamic psychotherapy; loneliness; psychotic patients; self-esteem
Hrčak ID:
262781
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Datum izdavanja:
29.5.2019.
Posjeta: 665 *