Participants' Perception of Therapeutic Factors in Psychodrama
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Results from a review of the literature on patient perception of factors in psychotherapy groups are compared to the results of a similar study carried out in psychodrama. A questionnaire was administered to 30 participants of psychodrama in an attempt to
assess which specific factors they found most and least helpful. The results show that self-understanding, catharsis, and interpersonal
learning were perceived to be most helpful, the order of ranking being very similar to those made by participants of verbal group psychotherapy.
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