亞洲的光榮──亞洲團體心理治療的發展專題討論會

The Glory of Asia: Symposium on the Development of Group Psychotherapy in Asia

本文為2025年由國際團體心理治療及團體歷程學會於日本札幌舉辦之研討會摘要，主題聚焦亞洲團體心理治療發展，邀集多國學者分享經驗。整體顯示，亞洲各地皆重視團體治療在心理健康促進、教育與醫療領域的應用，並逐步朝多元化與在地化發展。
台灣經歷由醫療體系主導到制度化與專業化歷程，現已廣泛應用於多領域，但仍面臨人力不足與文化保守等挑戰。馬來西亞研究指出團體治療具成效，惟普及受限，並發展結合實體與遠距的短期治療模式。中國強調心理動力團體治療的重要性，但須克服文化適應問題。日本則關注「繭居族」現象，提出以團體治療培養社會適應能力，並發展符合文化的訓練方式。香港研究顯示，多家庭與家庭團體介入能有效改善青少年身心與家庭關係。
整體而言，亞洲團體心理治療雖具發展潛力，但仍需因應文化特性、強化專業訓練與資源整合，以提升實務成效與普及性。

This article is an abstract from a conference held in 2025 in Sapporo, Japan by the International Association for Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes. The theme focused on the development of group psychotherapy in Asia, bringing together scholars from multiple countries to share their experiences. Overall, it shows that regions across Asia place great importance on the application of group therapy in mental health promotion, education, and healthcare, and are gradually moving toward diversification and localization.
Taiwan has undergone a transition froma medically dominated system to amore institutionalized and professionalized framework. Group therapy is now widely applied across multiple fields, though challenges such as workforce shortages and cultural conservatism remain. Research from Malaysia indicates that group therapy is effective, but its accessibility is still limited; hybrid short-term treatment models combining in-person and remote formats have been developed. In China, the importance of psychodynamic group therapy is emphasized, though issues of cultural adaptation must be addressed. In Japan, attention is given to the phenomenon of“hikikomori”(social withdrawal), with group therapy proposed as a means to cultivate social adaptation skills, alongside the development of culturally appropriate training approaches. Studies from Hong Kong show that multi-family and family group interventions can effectively improve adolescents’mental and physical well-being as well as family relationships.
Overall, while group psychotherapy in Asia demonstrates strong developmental potential, it still needs to respond to cultural characteristics, strengthen professional training, and integrate resources in order to enhance practical effectiveness and accessibility.