Psicoterapia di gruppo ad orientamento psicodinamico: elaborazione teorica e ricerca empirica

This article examines some theoretical and methodological aspects of research in psychodynamic group psychotherapy. Despite the increasing diffusion of therapeutic groups, the small number of researches on psychodynamic group therapy points out methodological difficulties related to research designs, the presence of several variables and the creation of operational indicators. The article examines how the recent constitution of an Italian network focused on psychodynamic group psychotherapy research makes it possible to analyze the results of different national groups and compare theoretical and epistemological assumptions and methodological choices that can make the relationship between psy-chotherapy and research more consistent.