We report a randomized trial of a revised Behavioral Family Systems Therapy for Diabetes (BFST-D) intervention. Families of 104 adolescents with diabetes were randomized to standard care (SC) or to 6 months of an educational support group (ES) or BFST-D. Family communication and problem-solving skills were assessed at 0, 6, 12, and 18 months by…

The Hill Interaction Matrix-G (HIM-G), a 72 item questionnaire, is a shorter method for the analysis of verbal interaction in small groups. Intended as a substitute for the more precise Hill Interaction Matrix Rating System (HIM-SS) this version can be rated within twenty minutes after observation of the group. A Fortran computer scoring program…

This study was designed to compare experimentally the therapeutic efficacy of group therapy stressing interpretive procedures intended to bring about client insight, with a form of group therapy experience encouraging client-to-client interaction without the intentional development of insight. (Author)

This report is based on a PhD dissertation, University of Minnesota, 1967. Reprints: B.N. Danet, William Alanson White Institute, 20 W. 74th St., N. Y., N. Y. 10023.

Identifying clients is of prime importance to group leaders. Two variables which have proved useful in understanding therapeutic performance are social risk taking propensity and client expectancy. The present study was concerned with the prediction of group member performance following pretreatment assessment of these two variables. (Author)

Data show three patterns of response to the sensitivity training experience, an enhanced rate of change in some opposite sex relationships, more satisfaction with various types of elders, and dissatisfaction coupled with a possibly declining rate of change among same-sex work equals. (Author)

Time-limited and time-extended groups studied appeared to be similar in stage development with abnormalities in process accounted for by the amount of time the groups have continuously met. Support was given to the concept of stages as a series of cyclical movements characterized by clusterings of related behaviors. (Author)

Describes a group therapy program for recently widowed females, whose purpose was to allow individuals to share with each other the meaning of widowhood. A sense of group identity evolved which helped the women develop insight and courage to deal effectively with their situation. (Author/HLM)

The study discussed here attempts to shed further light on the influences that differences in characteristics of personal-growth group participants have on the quality of their experiences. (Author)

A group of female medical students banded together to deal with what was perceived to be a hostile environment. Co-therapists found the group process was blocked initially in that individuals in the group were unable to share experiences, or to become intimate, and did not develop cohesiveness as a group. (Author)

Group process is defined as the change taking place in interactions among individuals over time. Examines how this occurs within growth-oriented groups that have certain developmental characteristics in common, even though specific group objectives may vary. (Author)

Explores the use of drama as a therapeutic tool at various hospitals and records specific therapy groups dialogues. Available from: The Drama Review, 51 West 4th Street, Room 300, New York, N.Y. 10012. Subscription Rates: $12.50 per year. (MH)

A structured approach to group therapy was added to an alcoholic treatment program previously offering only unstructured insight-oriented groups. Participants in the interpersonal problem-solving group therapy were generally very active in all sessions. Participants reported actively utilizing their learning after leaving the treatment program, a…

Analyzes research studies of leaderless groups in terms of specific variables which seem to be important for each study. (Author)