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In the process of working with psychiatric patients in groups, it has become apparent that the functional meaning of the group to each of the individuals is extremely varied. Some of this variety is of course a product of the special characteristics of other group members which facilitates transferences. These are the common focus of attention by psychotherapists who are intent on changing those reaction patterns which make the person a patient.
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Fidler, J. (1982). The Subjective Experience of Group Membership. In: Pines, M., Rafaelsen, L. (eds) The Individual and the Group. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8154-9_8
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