ABSTRACT
This chapter presents an example of a closed group in its pure form. It belongs to Phase B. This group was not only treated as a group but at the same time by a group of observers. The more formal group meetings centred more and more round their work in the hospital and current difficulties, and less and less round personal problems, not to speak of symptoms. Not only the hospital but the whole Army changed from a "bad" reality into a very acceptable one and the split between authority and oneself disappeared. This was expressed also in very gratifying results, first of all from a purely military point of view. None of these patients had to be discharged. They made what was the biggest jump at this time, that from the hospital to the Convalescent Depot, which jump represented active return to Army life and was greatly feared by all patients, with flying colours.
