This book is the second part of Yalom's trilogy of educational manuals on psychotherapy, following "Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy." It specializes in the application of group therapy to hospitalized patients, a mixed, challenging, and frequently changing population that holds special significance for clinical psychiatry.

It is aimed at clinical psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, psychotherapists, nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, and those working in psychiatric nursing units. This book transcends the narrow confines of a professional manual, as Yalom demonstrates how a psychiatric inpatient department can function more appropriately, effectively, and humanely.

It describes how this place, often shrouded in negative myths, can transform into a viable space for everyone, both patients and those who work there. This is an absolutely vital need in today’s Greek hospital reality.

Yalom engages once again with a crucial topic and handles it with his well-known thorough, readable, and captivating writing style. He draws from his long and rich experience and advocates for Group Psychotherapy within the hospital setting. He has written an extremely user-friendly guide, generously enriched with examples from the interactions between patients and therapists, presented with persuasiveness and vitality.

His interpersonal techniques are specifically tailored to busy and overwhelmed inpatient units.