Women, Therapy and Dependency
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11229374 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Erica Hallebone (corresponding author), Erica L Hallebone |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 268-286 |
| Publication date | 1988-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0157-6321 • E-ISSN: 1839-4655 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1988.tb00850.x |
| OpenAlex | W2274345499 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
A microsociological longitudinal study of 120 middle class Melbourne women who were having psychotherapy or counselling was conducted over a five year period. The relative effectiveness of four dominant kinds of psychotherapy was assessed, together with outcomes for types of individuals. The therapies were medical chemotherapy (with psychotherapeutic drugs prescribed by general practitioners), social casework counselling, human relations training and church pastoral counselling. Personal accounts of the women revealed their main concerns were to change their personal identities, and the economic, psychological and emotional aspects of dependency on significant others. After five years, only a small proportion of the total showed positive changes as represented by movement towards independence and autonomy. More than twice as many experienced a serious deterioration of circumstances and increased dependency on others, on therapists and drugs. None of the psychotherapies had much positive outcome. However the clients who felt most helped by the therapies became professional therapists themselves — a finding which suggests the perpetuation of ineffectual systems
Autonomy · Dependency (UML · Independence (probability theory · Perspective (graphical · Project commissioning · Psychotherapist · Publishing · Clinical Psychology · Community Health and Development · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Medicine · Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice
Capitalist patriarchy and the case for socialist feminism
Sex Differences and the Epidemiology of Depression
Sex-role stereotypes and clinical judgments of mental health.
Feminist and community mental health center psychotherapists' expectations of mental health for women
Socioeconomic Status, Gender Inequality and Women's Mental Health
Women and the Politics of ‘Psychotherapy’
Sex Differences in Vulnerability to Undesirable Life Events
Family Roles and Sex Differences in Depression
Gove's Specific Sex-Role Theory of Mental Illness
Adult Sex Roles and Mental Illness
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1991 - 1999 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |