| The interrupted career group: a preliminary report. | |
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PMID: 11553527 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This paper reports on the Interrupted Career Group, a therapy group for individuals whose professional and personal lives have drastically changed due to psychiatric illness and whose attempts to resume a career or other meaningful activities have been unsuccessful. Thirty-two persons with interrupted careers were asked to specify and pursue a vocational, educational, or volunteer track that integrated previous skills and activities with their present life situation and psychiatric limitations. They were also encouraged to discuss feelings of envy, shame, inferiority, rage, and humiliation associated with their interruption or activated in their new pursuits. Twenty-two of the participants effected change by utilizing the group to discuss feelings and efforts connected to resuming an integrated track. Such changes were seen equally in vocational/educational/volunteer activities and emotional functioning, or more in emotional functioning than in vocational/educational/volunteer activities. Ten participants did not show change; they were too psychiatrically disabled, lacked adequate motivation, or were unable to process affects related to actual pursuit of changes and integration. An interactive group process focusing on feelings of shame, envy, rage, inferiority, and humiliation related to experiences of an interrupted career can contribute to improved emotional and vocational functioning. |
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Authors:
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E Ronningstam; D Anick |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Harvard review of psychiatry Volume: 9 ISSN: 1067-3229 ISO Abbreviation: Harv Rev Psychiatry Publication Date: 2001 Sep-Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-09-12 Completed Date: 2001-10-25 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9312789 Medline TA: Harv Rev Psychiatry Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 234-43 Citation Subset: IM |
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Psychosocial Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02478, USA. |
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Adult Boston Chronic Disease Female Humans Life Change Events* Male Mental Disorders / rehabilitation* Middle Aged Mood Disorders / rehabilitation Personality Disorders / rehabilitation Psychotherapy, Group / methods* Rehabilitation, Vocational / methods* Unemployment / psychology* |
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