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. 2025 May 16:55:e150.
doi: 10.1017/S0033291725000960.

We need more research on inpatient group therapy: A call to action

Mariah T Hawes  1   2 , Stephanie Marcello  1 , Evan M Kleiman  1   2
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We need more research on inpatient group therapy: A call to action

Mariah T Hawes et al. Psychol Med. .
No abstract available

Keywords: inpatient group therapy; inpatient psychotherapy; psychiatric hospitalization; psychiatric inpatient treatment.

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