Emotional Disturbance Related to T-Group Experience
FRANCIS J. KANE JR. M.D.1,
CHARLES D. WALLACE M.D.2, , and
MORRIS A. LIPTON M.D.3
1 Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. 27514
2 Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. 27514
3 Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. 27514
The authors conducted a survey to see if adverse reactions to participation in T-groups were seen by psychiatrists in clinical practice. Thirty-one percent of those surveyed reported seeing patients with reactions. Informed consent, screening, limit setting, and follow-up were lacking in many cases, and the professional affiliations of the group leaders were uncertain. These data suggest that patients should be cautioned about participation in T-groups.
