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Article

Group Therapy with Peer Support Provider Participation in an Acute Psychiatric Ward: 1-Year Analysis

by
Rosaria Di Lorenzo
1,*,
Jessica D’Amore
2,
Sara Amoretti
3,
Jessica Bonisoli
3,
Federica Gualtieri
3,
Ilaria Ragazzini
3,
Sergio Rovesti
4 and
Paola Ferri
4
1
Mental Health Department and Drug Abuse, AUSL-Modena, 41125 Modena, Italy
2
Nursing Programme, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy
3
School of Specialization in Psychiatry, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy
4
Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Healthcare 2023, 11(20), 2772; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11202772
Submission received: 14 August 2023 / Revised: 6 October 2023 / Accepted: 16 October 2023 / Published: 19 October 2023
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Abstract

(1) Background: Group psychotherapy improves therapeutic process, fosters identification with others, and increases illness awareness; (2) Methods: In 40 weekly group sessions held in an acute psychiatric ward during one year, we retrospectively evaluated the inpatients’ participation and the demographic and clinical variables of the individuals hospitalized in the ward, the group type according to Bion’s assumptions, the main narrative themes expressed, and the mentalization processes by using the Mentalization-Based Therapy-Group Adherence and Quality Scale (MBT-G-AQS); (3) Results: The “working” group was the prevailing one, and the most represented narrative theme was “treatment programs”; statistically significant correlations were found between the group types according to Bion’s assumptions and the main narrative themes (Fisher’s exact, p = 0.007); at our multivariate linear regression, the MBT-G-AQS overall occurrence score (dependent variable) was positively correlated with the number of group participants (coef. = 14.87; p = 0.011) and negatively with the number of participants speaking in groups (coef. = −16.87, p = 0.025); (4) Conclusion: our study suggests that the group shows consistent defense mechanisms, relationships, mentalization, and narrative themes, which can also maintain a therapeutic function in an acute ward.
Keywords: group psychotherapy; acute psychiatric ward; Bion’s assumptions; therapeutic factors; mentalization processes group psychotherapy; acute psychiatric ward; Bion’s assumptions; therapeutic factors; mentalization processes

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Di Lorenzo, R.; D’Amore, J.; Amoretti, S.; Bonisoli, J.; Gualtieri, F.; Ragazzini, I.; Rovesti, S.; Ferri, P. Group Therapy with Peer Support Provider Participation in an Acute Psychiatric Ward: 1-Year Analysis. Healthcare 2023, 11, 2772. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11202772

AMA Style

Di Lorenzo R, D’Amore J, Amoretti S, Bonisoli J, Gualtieri F, Ragazzini I, Rovesti S, Ferri P. Group Therapy with Peer Support Provider Participation in an Acute Psychiatric Ward: 1-Year Analysis. Healthcare. 2023; 11(20):2772. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11202772

Chicago/Turabian Style

Di Lorenzo, Rosaria, Jessica D’Amore, Sara Amoretti, Jessica Bonisoli, Federica Gualtieri, Ilaria Ragazzini, Sergio Rovesti, and Paola Ferri. 2023. "Group Therapy with Peer Support Provider Participation in an Acute Psychiatric Ward: 1-Year Analysis" Healthcare 11, no. 20: 2772. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11202772

APA Style

Di Lorenzo, R., D’Amore, J., Amoretti, S., Bonisoli, J., Gualtieri, F., Ragazzini, I., Rovesti, S., & Ferri, P. (2023). Group Therapy with Peer Support Provider Participation in an Acute Psychiatric Ward: 1-Year Analysis. Healthcare, 11(20), 2772. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11202772

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