Lieberman Morton A, Videka-Sherman Lynn
University of California, San Francisco.
State University of New York at Albany.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 1986 Jul;56(3):435-449. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.1986.tb03475.x.
Thirty-six widowers and 466 widows were studied over a one-year period to determine the impact of self-help groups on their mental health. Participants were compared to similarly bereaved psychotherapy patients as well as to those who sought no formal help. Significant positive changes were found to have occurred only for those who participated actively in the self-help groups.
在一年的时间里,对36名鳏夫和466名寡妇进行了研究,以确定自助小组对他们心理健康的影响。将参与者与同样经历丧亲之痛的心理治疗患者以及那些未寻求正式帮助的人进行了比较。结果发现,只有那些积极参与自助小组的人出现了显著的积极变化。