Benjamin, Lynn R.Benjamin, Robert2005-10-102005-10-101994-030896-2863https://hdl.handle.net/1794/1515p. 035-043.A group for partners and parents of clients with MPD provides an effective system of support and education. It enhances a sense of community, reduces the effects of stigma and secondary traumatization, and allows for the sharing of issues and concerns in a nonthreatening environment. The group is a key part of our family treatment approach to dissociative disorders. This paper outlines a rationale for such a group, its history, format, and a summary of the process including co-therapy issues, parallel process dynamics, combined individual and group therapy issues, members 'reactions to the group, and the effects of the group on the therapist.315574 bytesapplication/pdfen-USArticle