The Unsuccessful Group Treatment of “Writer's Block”: A Ten-Year Follow-up

Skinner, Perlini, Fric, Werstine, and Calk (1985) reported the initial failure of the group application of Upper's (1974) and Molloy's (1983) self-treatment procedures for overcoming writer's block. Weekly one-hour administration of these group protocols has continued to be ineffective over a 10-yr. follow-up period. Researchers will investigate whether this lack of success reflects the limitations of group therapy in absentia, necessitated by the (a) second author's relocation to another university, and (b) apparent inability of the other original participants to respond to posthumous treatment.