Forty-one Years of Psychodrama at St. Elizabeths Hospital
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St. Elizabeths Hospital, PsychodramaAbstract
The article begins with a brief overview of the first twenty years of psychodrama at Saint Elizabeths Hospital which was extensively reviewed in Overholser. W. & Enneis, J. M. "Twenty Years of Psychodrama at Saint Elizabeths Hospital." Group Psychotherapy, 1959, 12(4) 283-292. Treatment, training and consultative adaptations of psychodrama are presented. Of special interest are the adaptations of the method to various psychiatric populations. A history of the stipended year-long training program is given. A summation of some of the training highlights provided by the Section to law enforcement agencies, Peace Corps, U.S. Probation Office and sundry mental health agencies is included. Future trends are predicated. There is a bibliography / i c a t i o n s written by SEH psychodrama staff and trainees.
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