A PSYCHODYNAMIC GROUP OF PSYCHOTIC PATIENTS ON A CLOSED PSYCHIATRIC WARD

Sa？etak The article presents a psychodynamic group of psychotic patients on a closed psychiatric ward. It highlights the need for a modified approach in comparison with the ordinary analytic group of neurotic patients. Modifications apply to both the group and the leader, that is, his style of leading the group. The article emphasizes the importance of the context in which psychotherapeutic group sessions are held, and of numerous interactions between the larger system (the ward) and the smaller system (the group). The importance of the appropriate relationship between the staff and the patients is pointed out, as well as the importance of the firm structure of therapeutic activities within the ward