Am J Psychiatry 1976; 133:274-278
Copyright © 1976 by American Psychiatric Association
Therapy groups for women
CS Wolman
The author describes her experiences with two all-female psychotherapy
groups, comparing these groups with both mixed-sex and consciousness-
raising groups. Problems included a tendency of group members to drop out
when dependency on the group became too intense and a lack of referrals to
replace these dropouts, with resulting decreases in group size. The special
strengths of such groups include the opportunity to concentrate on issues
relevant to women, the possibility for development of a support system, the
lack of sex-role divisions of labor, and the increased respect of members
for other women and for themselves.
