Explores the use of drama as a therapeutic tool at various hospitals and records specific therapy groups dialogues. Available from: The Drama Review, 51 West 4th Street, Room 300, New York, N.Y. 10012. Subscription Rates: $12.50 per year. (MH)

Psychotherapeutic work with lesbians is confounded by both sexist and heterosexist factors. In this paper, three aspects of women's socialization--self-concept, feminine sex-role behavior, and sexuality--which have particular implications for lesbians, are discussed in terms of their implications in therapy. (Author/WI)

Continued research into the sex-role expectations which therapists hold toward clients is an issue of particular relevance to the gay community. The training of psychotherapists should pay attention to both sex-role expectations and homosexual stereotypes as potential sources of bias in therapists' perceptions and evaluations of homosexual…

This article presents some of a therapist's experiences with children who are victims of racism. Ways in which the parents of these children have acquired certain attitudes as a result of socialization in a society that disparages them are revealed. These attitudes are shown to impair their efforts to help their children. (Author/MC)

The symptoms of, and possible treatments for 21 borderline and psychotic adolescents who had suffered from borderline psychoses in childhood were examined from a developmental point of view. It was concluded that therapeutic possibilities exist. Some childhood symptoms could be used directly in treatment, while others disappeared with general…

Reviews psychotherapeutic outcomes as they are related to such therapist interpersonal skills as empathy, regard, and genuineness. Includes recommendations for future research in this area. (BD)

Kinetic Psychotherapy consists of young children's games which facilitate interaction and mobilize feelings. When used as a mode of family therapy, this process enables the therapist to catalize and observe change in the family's patterns of communication, interaction, and level of functioning while involving members in a relatively nonthreatening…

Investigates the feasibility of an alternative scoring procedure for the Semantic Differential (SD) that would permit easier analysis by psychotherapists so that the SD's use might increase as a measure of therapy process or outcome. (Author/RK)

Presents several research studies which investigate how emotional and psychological factors relate to the risk of getting cancer. The need for bringing psychologists, psychotherapists, biochemists and other specialists in team efforts to investigate psychosomatic aspects of cancer is recommended. (HM)

This paper encourages the combination of behavioral and family therapeutic techniques within the family context. This approach is most helpful during the beginning to intermediate stages of family therapy and provides the therapist with the necessary leverage to allow for effective intervention and change. Three case histories are presented.…

Multitudinous brands of therapies and therapists now promise to fulfill Western man's historic longing for self-knowledge. Yet no technique bears a warranty, and self-anointed practitioners carry on without sanctions. Here are some guidelines for consumers and professionals. (Editor/RK)

This article critiques therapist-directed approaches to family therapy in light of research findings on therapist variables associated with positive outcomes in psychotherapy. An alternative, phenomenological view of the family is developed, which assumes the family to be motivated for enhancement and growth. A client-centered approach is…

The relationship between social skills and group psychotherapy is assessed. No evidence is found that high or low socially skilled subjects differ in verbal behavior in analogue groups. No evidence was found correlating overall adjustment and group participation. (MFD)

Therapeutic hours conducted by analytically oriented, experientially oriented, and nonprofessional therapists were rated along eight process dimensions. Only patient negativism and patient exploration failed to yield significant effects. Replicated the findings of previous analogue investigations. (Author)

In a response to Albert Ellis' feature article, the author calls the article "disappointing" and points out several inconsistancies. (HMV)