Is Virtual Group Therapy an Effective Alternative to In-Person Group Therapy for Patients with Early Psychosis?
Abstract
W ith the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, many therapy groups were disbanded or forced to transition to a digital format for safety. Initially, there was some trepidation that virtual groups would not be accepted by patients or even be effective due to the barriers created by distance and technology. However, research has shown that such groups are not only feasible, but they also are effective for nonpsychotic patients (Bean et al., 2022; Fortier et al., 2022; Gentry et al., 2019; Khatri et al., 2014). What about their use for therapy groups involving psychotic patients? In-person psychotherapy groups have been shown to be of value in controlled studies of people with psychosis (Burlingame et al., 2020; Kanas, 2021; Lecomte et al., 2018). But perhaps they would not be useful in the virtual environment. The fear was that the technology involved would be difficult to master for some of these patients who had disorganized thinking, or that it would enhance International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 73: 239–248, 2023 © 2023 The American Group Psychotherapy Association, Inc. ISSN: 0020-7284 print/1943-2836 online DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00207284.2023.2184624
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