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Practice-Based Evidence for a Brief Time-Intensive Multi-Modal Therapy Guided by Group-Analytic Principles and Method

Sally Conway

Leeds Community and Mental Health Services Teaching NHS Trust.

Kerry Audin

Psychological Therapies Research Centre, School of Psychology, University of Leeds, UK

Michael Barkham

Psychological Therapies Research Centre, University of Leeds

John Mellor-Clark

Psychological Therapies Research Centre, University of Leeds, CORE Information Management Systems Ltd

Sara Russell

Dipcot Srot, Tuke House

Group analysts are increasingly being called upon to provide effectiveness evidence, which may be critical to the development of group analysis as a therapeutic intervention in National Health Service provision of psychotherapies. This article describes a practice-based outcomes research initiative conducted in a time-limited group-analytic programme. The research was manageable and informative for profiling patients before therapy, recording benefits during therapy, and measuring outcomes at the end of the programme. Results suggest that the therapeutic programme is effective in terms of yielding decreased symptoms and improved mental health, but longer follow-up is needed to measure benefits in interpersonal functioning. The research was conducted by clinicians in collaboration with academic researchers and demonstrates the benefits of a positive clinician-researcher relationship. Carrying out the research has helped the clinicians to address the national agenda of evidence-based practice and accountability.

Key Words: group-analytic therapy • clinician-researcher collaboration • evidence-based practice • outcomes research • practice-based evidence

Group Analysis, Vol. 36, No. 3, 413-435 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/05333164030363015
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