Demystifying Balint culture and its impact: An autoethnographic analysis.

Abstract:

:Balint groups are a structured group process designed for physicians and other helping professionals to provide feedback to each other concerning troublesome patient encounters. The process of Balint groups has survived and even thrived for more than a half century since their inception, suggesting their inherent value. However, measuring the impact in order to communicate the nature of that value has been elusive. A recent literature review highlighted the equivocal nature of research results and suggested that well-designed qualitative research may be more effective in selecting target measures which could result in better evidence for this group process. This paper describes such an effort using a qualitative analysis of the author's own reflections about significant moments and learnings while participating in Balint groups.

journal_name

Int J Psychiatry Med

authors

Sternlieb JL

doi

10.1177/0091217417745290

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-01-01 00:00:00

pages

39-46

issue

1-2

eissn

0091-2174

issn

1541-3527

journal_volume

53

pub_type

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