Citation

Frawley-O'Dea MG. Int. J. Group Psychother. 1997; 47(4): 427-441.

Affiliation

Derner Institute, Adelphi University, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Guilford Publications)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9314696

Abstract

This article presents a psychoanalytically oriented model of group treatment for female adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Two key treatment issues--the survivor's struggle to trust her own mind and her tenacious allegiance to an omnipotent, all-bad self-representation--are used to illustrate ways in which the transference/countertransference matrix of the group permits members to enact, identify, and work through central internalized relational configurations. The group therapist's role is to maintain transitionality, a focus on process, and the capacity for play.

Language: en