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The group mechanism in treatment: group identification and cohesion contributes to reducing chronic lower back pain by increasing personal control.
Abstract
There is increasing recognition of the contribution that group processes, particularly identification and cohesion, make to outcomes of group delivered health treatments. This study examined the role that these particular group processes play in the treatment of lower back pain, and a theorised mechanism of personal control through which group treatment might enhance outcomes.