Hoyt M F
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Hayward, CA 94545.
HMO Pract. 1993 Sep;7(3):127-32.
Group psychotherapy is often the treatment of choice with appropriate patients, because of its clinical utility and efficacy as well as possible cost-effectiveness. Common elements of short-term group therapy are reviewed, and different forms of group therapy practiced within the HMO context are discussed. Attention is also called to the value of group therapy for providing cost-sensitive treatment to more chronically impaired psychiatric patients who may require extended supportive care. The relationship between various health care delivery structures (staff/group versus IPA/PPO models) and the provision of group treatments is emphasized, as is the importance of developing a group therapy program as part of a comprehensive mental health service.
团体心理治疗通常是适合患者的首选治疗方法，因为它具有临床实用性和有效性，以及可能的成本效益。本文回顾了短期团体治疗的常见要素，并讨论了在健康维护组织（HMO）环境中实施的不同形式的团体治疗。还提请注意团体治疗对于为可能需要长期支持性护理的慢性精神障碍患者提供成本敏感型治疗的价值。强调了各种医疗服务提供结构（员工/团体模式与独立执业协会/优先提供者组织模式）与团体治疗提供之间的关系，以及制定团体治疗计划作为综合心理健康服务一部分的重要性。
