ABSTRACT

There are a cluster of life events that affect the lives of women in similar ways. For example, the trauma of loss of a partner or immediate family member through death, separation, divorce, illness, distance, or mental disease. Bringing women together in group is the most successful approach to dealing with these emotional traumas. In some cases, group treatment follows individual therapy, in other cases group is an adjunct, and in many cases, it is the therapy of choice.