Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Psychology
First Advisor
Robert E. Jones, Jr.
Date of Publication
1984
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.) in Psychology
Department
Psychology
Language
English
Subjects
Herpes genitalis, Group psychotherapy
DOI
10.15760/etd.3287
Physical Description
1 online resource (76 p.)
Abstract
Three groups of women who had been diagnosed as having genital herpes completed a series of psychological assessments over the course of the four-month research period. One group received two-hour weekly group psychotherapy sessions for eight consecutive weeks as a mode of treatment intervention. Two control groups were used for efficacy of treatment comparison. One control group consisted of regular members of a local self-help chapter for herpes victims. The second control group was formed from those volunteers willing to participate, but who did not choose, or desire, any form of treatment, Outcome measures reflected a greater improvement in psychological adjustment following group therapy for the treatment group on depression, anxiety, and physical self-esteem as compared to the two control groups. Implications from the findings of this mode of therapy for genital herpes victims are reviewed and discussed.
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/18819
Recommended Citation
Ferguson, Susan D., "The psychological intervention of group therapy for women coping with genital herpes" (1984). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 3296.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.3287
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