From the leader and pioneer of group psychotherapy theory and technique comes a vital text for anyone interested in inpatient psychotherapy groups. Yalom conceptualizes his much praised and well-known theories on group psychotherapy in new ways and presents a radical modification of technique for use in groups in an inpatient psychiatric ward.

Presenting two models for groups, one for higher functioning hospitalized patients and one for lower-functioning psychotic patients, he discusses the different ways the therapy sessions should be structured, the kinds of support that should be offered and the importance of continually focusing the sessions on the here-and-now.

This is a book for front line clinicians, filled with the examples of cases for which Yalom is famous, It is especially suitable for the contemporary psychiatric ward where acutely disturbed patients are hospitalized for brief periods of time, and a great companion to the 2-DVD set, Understanding Group Psychotherapy: Volume II, Inpatients.