Group Therapy

医学审查：07/10/2018
最近更新时间：04/13/2020
作者：Addictions.com Medical Review

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小组疗法为那些从成瘾恢复的人提供无数的有益效益，例如减少孤立和成员见证同龄人的恢复的机会。组疗法是一种行为疗法，通常是许多住院患者和门诊康复中心的成瘾治疗的一部分。

What is Group Therapy?

通常，组治疗是任何在非个人基础上提供的治疗。在成瘾治疗环境中，持牌治疗师，辅导员和精神科医生通常促进组疗法，他们在帮助人们克服成瘾和物质使用障碍方面的背景。小组疗法通常由少数人分享一个共同问题，谁共同努力寻找可以改变成瘾驱动的危险性有害行为的解决方案。

有哪些类型的组疗法？

有几种不同类型的群体治疗，其中一些基于专业治疗，其中一些不是。这些类型包括：

Skills Development

• 技能开发团体可帮助您改进某些帮助您克服瘾的技能，例如战斗渴望，避免触发，练习健康的压力管理，并与他人互动。

Cognitive-behavioral Therapy

• Cognitive-behavioral therapyhelps you understand that your addiction is the result of learned negative thinking patterns and behaviors, and helps you change your thoughts and behaviors into those that are positive. CBT also teaches you how to resolve problems that may arise on behalf of negative thoughts and behaviors driven by addiction.

人际流程

• Interpersonal process group therapyallows you to recreate your past in the here-and-now and reflect on life problems you may have neglected or escaped by using drugs and alcohol.

支持

• 支持groupsprovide a setting where members encourage and support one another to make healthy, constructive changes surrounding their addiction and related behaviors. Unlike other group therapies, support groups are often led and facilitated by peers in recovery, and not by professional therapists and counselors.

Psychoeducational

• This group therapyteaches you about substance abuseand the process of recovery, with focus on helping you expand your awareness of the behavioral, medical, and psychological consequences of drug and alcohol abuse.

All these therapies can be used to treat both substance use disorders andbehavioral addictions。然而，某些疗法可能比其他成瘾类型更为理想。例如，心理教育治疗非常适合克服药物使用障碍的理想选择，因为它教授药物和酒精的医疗和长期健康后果，而CBT可以帮助改变围绕药物使用障碍和行为上瘾的消极思想和行为。

What Are The Benefits of Group Therapy?

Group therapy has therapeutic effects that can benefit nearly everyone who needs help recovering from addiction. Group therapy is effective at treating problems commonly associated with addiction such as shame, depression, and isolation.

接受群体治疗的优点：

• Members can benefit from improved self-esteem and confidence as a result of helping others.
• 治疗的新移民可以妨碍听取和与其他经验丰富的成员合作的希望感。
• 分享过程可以是宣泄，奖励和治疗体验。
• Experiences in group therapy can aid in self-understanding.
• Members can identify with one another regarding shared experiences as they relate to addiction.
• 团体为戒毒和酗酒提供积极的同行支持和压力。
• 团体允许遭受药物滥用的人们证明他人的康复。
• 团体帮助各位议员了解如何应对成瘾和相关问题，允许他们看到其他人如何应对类似的问题。
• 团体为成员提供一个像支持和培养的家庭形式，他们可能缺乏他们真正的家庭住在家里。
• 团体帮助成员学习或提高社交技能，以帮助他们应对日常生活，而无需诉诸毒品和酒精滥用。

组治疗如何工作？

小组疗法利用同行讨论和支持产生的社会强化。每种类型的治疗都以独特的方式工作，帮助人们克服瘾。

Addiction can be incredibly isolating due to the way it affects your relationships. But group therapy helps you forge new relationships and reinstate your social life after losing friends and family due to addiction. Those in recovery who already have strong relationships with friends and family can also benefit from group therapy since they can bond with peers who are going through similar experiences related to overcoming addiction.

尽管团体治疗重点鼓励中介ers to change unhealthy behaviors, members can also benefit from being confronted by peers in a respectful, non-judgemental way about their substance abuse. Confrontation in a therapeutic setting can help you view your situation differently and come to new realizations surrounding your beliefs and opinions about addiction. This fosters a safe, comfortable environment in which you can openly discuss your past experiences about addiction so you can heal that much sooner.

Group therapy for addiction helps you gain invaluable knowledge and suggestions about how to effectively prevent relapse and fight cravings. If you suffer from a co-occurring mental health disorder like anxiety or depression, group therapy can help you overcome both mental illness and addiction at the same time.

Some group therapies likeCBTmay require you to attend a set number of therapy sessions to receive full treatment, while therapies like support groups are ongoing and can be attended indefinitely for life. Knowing the length of treatment as well as the costs associated with different group therapies is important when choosing a rehab center and developing your addiction treatment plan.

是组治疗成功治疗成瘾吗？

Group therapy is highly beneficial to those recovering from substance use disorders and behavioral addiction. People who attend group therapy are shown to experience an increase in family stability and employment ability. These individuals also benefit from improved physical and mental health and experience a more focused recovery with a decreased chance for relapse. Group therapy is shown to decrease rates of criminal activity, risky behavior, substance abuse, and addiction-related death such as that caused by drug overdose.

支持groups are found to be just as effective at helping people overcome addiction as group therapies facilitated by healthcare professionals. However, there’s no guarantee that everyone will benefit equally from the same group therapy treatments. Some people may struggle with opening up and sharing — especially at the beginning of their recovery journey. Your doctor at rehab can recommend or help you choose the best group therapies for you or your loved one based on the unique circumstances surrounding the addiction.

我在哪里可以找到组治疗？

Professional and clinical group therapy programs are available at many addiction rehab facilities.Your health insurer虽然您也有资格获得免费或低成本的康复治疗，但可能能够涵盖一些或所有治疗费用。

Mutual support groups and 12-step programs like AA and NA are often available for free in every city and take place at churches, schools, and community centers where you can attend as many meetings as frequently as you like. However, support groups are also commonly available at rehab centers and included as part of many treatment programs.