On the Definition of Psychodrama: Another View

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  • DAVID A. KIPPER Author

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https://doi.org/10.12926/mjmhnb51

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Psychodrama

Abstract

It is argued that even a "theory free" definition of psychodrama requires a set of assumptions. A rationale for a previous article by Peter Felix Kellermann (1987) to define psychodrama on the basis of its procedure is offered. The discussion leads to proposing a general, brief, procedure-related, formal definition.

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2025-03-14

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Vol. 40 No. 4 (1988): Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, and Sociometry

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