ABSTRACT
This chapter presents the question of time, frequency of sessions, regularity, duration of treatment and related factors. It considers a minimum of combination with individual interview as necessary, a combination of a weekly personal interview with a weekly Group Analytic session is—as a standard—a satisfactory arrangement allowing for fairly intensive treatment. This is the most suitable arrangement in private practice, and is also economical in time and expense. Prearranged termination has the same disadvantages and fallacies as in individual treatment. The setting of a date after a certain amount of work has been done is a potent weapon, but must be used with discrimination. It can be envisaged, however, for fully closed groups to run for a predetermined course. The time for each session cannot be shorter than one hour. To extend it beyond one-and-a-half hours does not seem to serve much purpose. The group only extends the warming up period in a case.
