The author, Robert Friedman conducted a psychodynamic group therapy to male survivors of sexual abuse. This group ran for three years in New York that consisted of members that have survived incest, rape, and childhood sexual abuse. Despite there not being many research on treatments and therapy on male sexual abuse. Friedman describes he goals of the group as being ambitious for a short-term group. The goals for the group members consisted of working on relationship and personality issues. Other goals were relieving the group member’s symptoms and trauma to their abuse. Friedman described in great detail what can happen in group therapy when speaking about this issue. The article illustrated a great picture on what can happen in group therapy
