Emotional Incest in Group Psychotherapy

Altering the frame of group treatment always has consequences. Blurring the boundary of what constitutes therapy can produce iatrogenic treatment reactions among vulnerable group members. How members know each other, what they know about each other, and what they know about the leader have a profound impact on the course and outcome of treatment.

Robert S. Pepper, PhD, is director of education and training of the Long Island Institute for Mental Health, and adjunct professor of behavioral science at the Metro Campus of the New York Institute of Technology.

Preface: Emotional Incest in Group Psychotherapy-A Conspiracy of Silence Chapter 1: The Importance of the Frame and Why Group Therapy Chapter 2: Dual Relationships in Group Psychotherapy: The Pros & Cons Chapter 3: The Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, and Systemic Forces of Cult-Like Group Training Institutes Chapter 4: Paradoxes in Group Psychotherapy Chapter 5: The Seven Dangers of Blurred Boundaries in Group Therapy Chapter 6: Other People's Stories Epilogue