Socijalna psihijatrija, Vol. 54 No. 2, 2026.
Sažetak sa skupa
https://doi.org/10.24869/spsih.2026.170
“Look at Me”: An Account of Adolescent Group Psychotherapy at the Day Hospital of the Department for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of University Hospital Center Rijeka
Paula Jovanović
; Klinički bolnički centar Rijeka, Krešimirova ulica 42, 51000 Rijeka, Hrvatska
*
Sanja Brozan
; Klinički bolnički centar Rijeka, Krešimirova ulica 42, 51000 Rijeka, Hrvatska; Medicinski fakultet u Rijeci, Sveučilište u Rijeci, Br. Branchetta 20, 51000 Rijeka, Hrvatska
Ana Kaštelan
; Klinički bolnički centar Rijeka, Krešimirova ulica 42, 51000 Rijeka, Hrvatska; Medicinski fakultet u Rijeci, Sveučilište u Rijeci, Br. Branchetta 20, 51000 Rijeka, Hrvatska
* Dopisni autor.
Sažetak
The idea of opening up about one’s own insecurities
and problems in front of a group can provoke
fear and discomfort in adolescents. At the same
time, there is often a desire to open up, but also a
need for isolation and withdrawal. A psychotherapy
group can function as a kind of support network
and “resonator”, because within communication
with the group an individual can express their
thoughts and feelings and receive feedback. The
group helps raise awareness that we are not alone
in the difficulties we face, thereby reducing anxiety
and strengthening self-confidence. Art‑focused
group psychotherapy is a form of psychotherapy
in which artistic media, that is, the creative visual process, are used as the primary means of communication.
Such an approach encourages the
development of healthy coping mechanisms for
dealing with stress, strengthens the capacity for
emotion regulation, and contributes to a better
understanding of oneself and others. Within this
therapeutic framework, a triadic relationship is
established, in which the creative process enables
the release of unconscious content and its transformation
into a drawing or painting. This type of
psychotherapy encourages alternative modes of
communication and focuses on deep emotions as
well as on unconscious emotional content that we
gradually learn to recognize and regulate. It is often
used for difficulties related to self-confidence
and self-image, which are especially common in
adolescence. We present several important segments
from a group psychotherapeutic process
carried out within the Day Hospital of the Department
of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Clinic
for Psychiatry, University Hospital Center Rijeka.
The Day Hospital program lasted one school year
and included ward rounds, an art‑oriented group
therapy, and a verbally oriented therapy group,
while a parents’ group was held in parallel with
the adolescents’ group. Our experience shows that
art‑oriented group therapy facilitates the opening
up of certain emotional contents, which are then
carried over into and further elaborated within
the small therapy group.
Ključne riječi
adolescent; group psychotherapy; drawing; day hospital
Hrčak ID:
352285
URI
Datum izdavanja:
15.6.2026.
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