Group Therapy for Mothers and Children in Parallel
H. BEVAN JONES D.P.M.1
1 Medical director and consultant psychiatrist at the Southend Child Guidance Clinic, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, and associate chief assistant to the department of psychiatry at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London
The author describes the use of parallel therapy groups for mothers and children in dealing with childhood psychiatric problems, particularly those related to separation anxiety and school phobia. The therapy groups have proven successful in cutting down the treatment waiting list and in providing a new source of group therapy manpower from among the mothers.
