Review of Group Psychotherapy: For Its Activation of Practical Applications / 신경정신의학

ABSTRACT

In Korea Mental Heath Law came into operation in 1997, and the management of the mentally ills has become an important issue and it is inevitable to train mental health workers for the management of the mentally ills. The purpose of the management seems not only to care the patients' symptoms but also to improve the quality of life. Nowadays, in the best approach of treatment and management it is difficult that one to one management is used because of the cost limitation and management efficacy. So it is highly recommended that the group approach should be used. Hence 'the activation of group psychotherapy' is very important for the effective treatment and efficient management of the mentally ills. And therapists should know group psychotherapy well and to use it properly. In these viewpoints, we first introduced various types of group psychotherapy generally, including Yalom's group psychotherapy which focus on the interpersonal relationship and is the representative type of group psychotherapy. And then we classified group psychotherapy simply, describe the concepts of practical application of group psychotherapeutic approach. And last on the basis of understanding group psychotherapy in this paper, we explored the necessity of its activation on the practical setting and the surrounding circumstances.