What Happened to Group Analysis in the Successor States of the Former Yugoslavia after Its Dissolution

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The development of group psychotherapy and group analysis in the countries of the Western Balkans unfolded under the influence of the cultural and historical specificities of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia (Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina). Until the break-up of Yugoslavia, this development had many shared characteristics, and group analysts were professionally quite well connected. Training in group analysis was organised in regional centres, largely with the support of the Institute of Group Analysis London. With the establishment of the new states, each of them continued its development within the framework of its own health care policies and systems. The transitional period of the past 30 or so years, along with the growth of private practice and the shift in attitudes towards psychotherapy, has changed the position and role of group psychotherapy within health care institutions. This article describes how associations engaged in psychotherapy dealt with the challenges of the transitional period and how they identified and developed their place within the new systems.

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