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The Psychological Intervention Of Group Therapy For Women Coping With Genital Herpes, Susan D. Ferguson
The Psychological Intervention Of Group Therapy For Women Coping With Genital Herpes, Susan D. Ferguson
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Three groups of women who had been diagnosed as having genital herpes completed a series of psychological assessments over the course of the four-month research period. One group received two-hour weekly group psychotherapy sessions for eight consecutive weeks as a mode of treatment intervention. Two control groups were used for efficacy of treatment comparison. One control group consisted of regular members of a local self-help chapter for herpes victims. The second control group was formed from those volunteers willing to participate, but who did not choose, or desire, any form of treatment, Outcome measures reflected a greater improvement in psychological …