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Group Analysis of Those Who Deal with Dying

Department of Psychiatry, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.marco.zanasi{at}uniroma2.it

It is no secret that there is a difficulty in accepting death and dying. The whole of our society shares this difficulty, tending to contemplate death as something which cannot and must not be discussed. This is reflected in the group which is the focus of this article, a group comprised of staff working with people close to death. The author documents his experience as conductor of this group, observing startling changes in personal and collective dynamics as, through group psychotherapy, members learn to discuss their own personal experiences of death.

Key Words: dying • death • group • dynamics • mourning

Group Analysis, Vol. 37, No. 2, 219-230 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0533316404042846


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