Development of group psychotherapy in China: A review from bibliometric perspective
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2017.05.004
- VernacularTitle:中国团体心理治疗发展的文献计量分析
- Author:
Yingjun ZHANG
;
Cuiping TU
;
Zhaoran HU
;
Wei OU
;
Yimei ZHANG
;
Xubin ZHANG
;
Qingxue ZHANG
;
Rahmatulloev KHUSRAVSHO
;
Fumin FAN
- Keywords:
China;
group psychotherapy;
bibliometric analyses
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2017;31(5):356-363
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To figure out the development status of group psychotherapy and its problems and trends in China.Methods:Properties and contents,intervention programs and methods of 386 chosen articles from key journals of psychology and Doctor & Master Thesis in the group psychotherapy area were examined with bibliometric analyses and content analysis.Result:It showed a fast increase in properties and contents for the last 15 years.The proportion of clinical and sub-clinical study was 1 ∶ 4.Totally 53.9% of studies focused on anxiety and depression,89.4% were quantitative studies and 86.9% were effect studies.As for the intervention programs,36.5% were CBT,90.0% were short-term treatment group below 12 times,35.6% were lack of details in introductions and 67.8% had other missing descriptions of group leader.As for the methods,34.9% of participants were undergraduates,experimental (34.9%) and comprehensive (44.6%) methods were dominant,and difference test (58.3%) was most widely used statistical analysis.The self-report effect evaluation accounted for about 91.4%,and the follow-up studies were less than 22%.Totally 42.9% of studies were lack of ethical consideration.Conclusion:The status of group psychotherapy in China is still in its early developmental phase,which need further standardization and improvement.