Abstract:
This article continues to explore some crucial differences between group analysis (as a western approach to group therapy) and the Minia integrative dynamic model (an approach that was developed in Egypt in the last decade).
The article re-emphasizes the assumption that certain socio-cultural factors can grossly affect both the theory and practice of group psychotherapy; so, what can work for western therapists/patients is not necessarily supposed to work for eastern therapists/patients.
The article also explores the meaning and power of love in both models of group therapy according to different perceptions, understanding and the functioning of love in different cultures.
Citation:
Taha, M., Abd-El-Hameed, M.A., Kamal, A., Hasan, M.A. and Mahfouz, R. (2010). Power of Love and Love of Power in Group Psychotherapy. Group Analysis. 43(2): 155-169. SAGE: London.
