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Agazarian, Y.M. (1968). A theory of verbal behaviour and information transfer. (Temple University). Available from UMI Dissertation Express. (AAT 6914069)

Agazarian, Y.M. (1969). A theory of verbal behavior and information transfer. Classroom Interaction Newsletter, 4(2), 22-33. doi: jstor.org/stable/23869414

Agazarian, Y.M. (1969). The agency as a change agent. In A.H. Goldberg (Ed.), Blindness research: The expanding frontiers. University Park, PA and London, UK: Penn State Press.

Agazarian, Y.M. (1979). Book review: Coding the therapeutic process: Emblems of encounter, by M. Cox. Group Analysis, 12(2), 78. doi: 10.1177/053331647901200318

Agazarian, Y.M. (1982). Role as a bridge construct in understanding the relationship between the individual and the group. In M. Pines & L. Rafaelson (Eds.), The individual and the group, boundaries and interrelations, Vol. I, Theory (pp. 181-192). New York, NY: Plenum Press.

Agazarian, Y.M. (1983). Some advantages of applying multi-dimensional thinking to the teaching, practice and outcomes of group psychotherapy. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 33(2), 243-247. doi: 10.1080/00207284.1983.11490871

Agazarian, Y.M. (1983). Theory of the invisible group applied to individual and group-as-a-whole interpretations. GROUP: The Journal of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society, 7(2), 27-37. doi: jstor.org/stable/41718187

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Agazarian, Y.M. (1986). Application of Lewin's life space concept to the individual and group-as-a-whole systems in group psychotherapy. In E. Stivers & S. Wheelan (Eds.), The Lewin legacy: Field theory in current practice (pp. 101-112). New York, NY: Springer-Verlag.

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Agazarian, Y.M. (1987). The difficult patient, the difficult group. GROUP: The Journal of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society, 11(4), 205-216. doi: www.jstor.org/stable/41718459

Agazarian, Y.M. (1987, April). Re viewing Yalom: An interpersonal tale retold from the perspective of the group-as-a-whole. Guest lecture, Group psychotherapy, Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing Education, Boston, MA. [Reprinted in Agazarian, Y.M. (2006). Systems-centered practice: Selected papers on group psychotherapy. (pp. 27-49). London, UK: Karnac Books.]

Agazarian, Y.M. (1987, October). Group-as-a-whole theory applied to scapegoating. Supplementary paper to the workshop "Deviance, scapegoating & group development." Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society Annual Conference, New York, NY. [Reprinted in Agazarian, Y.M. (2006). Systems-centered practice: Selected papers on group psychotherapy. (pp. 17-26). London, UK: Karnac Books.]

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Agazarian, Y.M. (1989). Group-as-a-whole systems theory and practice. GROUP: The Journal of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society, 13(3-4), 131-154. doi: jstor.org/stable/41718522

Agazarian, Y.M. (1989). The invisible group: An integrational theory of group-as-a-whole, The 12th Annual Foulkes Memorial Lecture. Group Analysis: The Journal of the Group Analytic Society, 22(4), 74-96. doi: 10.1177/0533316489224001

Agazarian, Y.M. (1991). Systems theory and group psychotherapy: From there-and-then to here-and-now. The International Forum of Group Psychotherapy, 1(3).

Agazarian, Y.M. (1991). The systems-centered perspective: Discussion of “Idealization and Omnipotence within the Group Matrix” by Keith Hyde. Group Analysis, 24(3), 279-297. doi: 10.1177/0533316491243008

Agazarian, Y.M. (1992). Contemporary theories of group psychotherapy: A systems approach to the group-as-a-whole. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 42(2), 177-203. doi: 10.1080/00207284.1992.11490685

Agazarian, Y.M. (1992). Friends Series I. Functional Subgrouping.

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Agazarian, Y.M. (1992). Koinonia: From hate, through dialogue, to culture in the large group. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 42(3), 443-445. doi: 10.1080/00207284.1992.11490715

Agazarian, Y.M. (1993). Reframing the group-as-a-whole. In T. Hugg, N. Carson, & R. Lipgar, (Eds.), Changing group relations: Proceedings of the ninth scientific meeting of the A.K. Rice Institute (pp.165-187). Juniper, FL: A.K. Rice Institute.

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Agazarian, Y.M. (1994). The phases of group development and the systems-centred group. In M. Pines & V. Schermer (Eds.), Ring of fire: Primitive object relations and affect in group psychotherapy (pp. 36-85). London, UK: Routledge, Chapman & Hall.

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Agazarian, Y.M. (1997). Systems-centered therapy for groups. New York, NY: Guilford. Re-printed in paperback (2004). London, UK: Karnac Books.

Agazarian, Y.M. (1997). Systems-centered theory and Barbara Dick's "Transformation at boundary zones." Group Analysis, 30(2), 291-299. doi: 10.1177/0533316497302014

Agazarian, Y.M. (1997). Systems-centered therapy. In H. G. Rosenthal (Ed.), Favorite counseling and therapy techniques (pp. 25-30).Washington, DC: Accelerated Development.

Agazarian, Y.M. (1999). Phases of development in the systems-centered group. Small Group Research, 30(1), 82-107. doi: 10.1177/104649649903000105

Agazarian, Y.M. (1999). Response to Wright's review of “Systems-Centered Therapy for Groups.” International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 49(2), 273-275. doi: 10.1080/00207284.1999.11491585

Agazarian, Y.M. (1999). Systems-centered supervision. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 49(2), 215-236. doi: 10.1080/00207284.1999.11491582

Agazarian, Y.M. (1999). Systems-centered therapy. In J. Donigian & D. Hulse-Killacky (Eds.), Critical incidents in group therapy (pp. 91-104). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

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Agazarian, Y.M. (2000). Introduction to a theory of living human systems and the practice of systems-centered psychotherapy (AGPA Annual Meeting, February 1993). Good Enough Press.

Agazarian, Y.M. (2000). Systems-centered group psychotherapy: What to do about phases of group development (1992). Good Enough Press.

Agazarian, Y.M. (2000). Systems-centered group psychotherapy: How to develop a working group (1992). Good Enough Press.

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Agazarian, Y.M. (2001). A systems-centered approach to inpatient group psychotherapy. London, UK & Philadelphia, PA: Jessica Kingsley.

Agazarian, Y.M. (2002). A systems-centered approach to individual and group psychotherapy. In L. Vandecreek & T. Jackson (Eds.), Innovations in clinical practice: A source book, Vol. 20 (pp. 223-240). Sarasota, FL: Professional Resource Press.

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Agazarian, Y.M. (2006). Systems-centered practice: Selected papers on group psychotherapy. London, UK: Karnac Books.

Agazarian, Y.M. (2006). Something rotten in the state of...: Commentary on ‘Group therapy as self-management training: A personal experience’ by Paul Moxnes. Group Analysis, 39(2), 235-238. doi: 10.1177/0533316406064077

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Agazarian, Y.M. (2010). The Systems-Centered Training and Research Institute orientation to training. GROUP: The Journal of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society, 34(4), 337-345. doi: jstor.org/stable/41719294

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Agazarian, Y.M. (2012). Preface. In R. Lenn & K. Stefano (Eds.), Small, large and median groups: The work of Patrick de Maré (pp. xix-xxiv). London, UK: Karnac Books.

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Agazarian, Y.M. (2012). Systems-centered group psychotherapy: A theory of living human systems and its systems-centered practice. GROUP: The Journal of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society, 36(1), 19-36. doi: jstor.org/stable/41719343

Agazarian, Y.M. (2012). Systems-centered group psychotherapy: Putting theory into practice. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 62(2), 171-195. doi: 10.1521/ijgp.2012.62.2.171

Agazarian, Y.M. (2014). Patrick de Maré. Group Analysis, 47(4), 473-480. doi: 10.1177/0533316414557224

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Agazarian, Y.M. (2016). Contrasting interpersonal and systems-centered approaches using two observation systems to analyze the communication patterns in two videotapes of the interpersonal approach to group psychotherapy. GROUP: The Journal of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society, 40(1), 71-88. doi: jstor.org/stable/10.13186/group.40.1.0071

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Agazarian, Y.M., & Byram, C. (2009). First build the system: The systems-centered approach to combined psychotherapy. GROUP: The Journal of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society, 33(2), 129-148. doi: jstor.org/stable/41719232

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Agazarian, Y.M., & Carter, F. (1993). The large group and systems-centered theory. GROUP: The Journal of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society, 17(4), 210-234. doi: jstor.org/stable/41718734

Agazarian, Y.M., & Gantt, S.P. (2003). Phases of group development: Systems-centered hypotheses and their implications for research and practice. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research and Practice, 7(3), 238-252. doi: 10.1037/1089-2699.7.3.238

Agazarian, Y.M., & Gantt, S.P. (2005). The systems-centered approach to the group-as-a-whole. GROUP: The Journal of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society, 29(1), 163-185. doi: jstor.org/stable/41719363

Agazarian, Y.M., & James, C. (1977). Report of lecture given to the Group-Analytic Society (London) on 28th March 1977. The S.A.V.I. (system for analysing verbal interaction) theory and systemy. Group Analysis, 10(3), 235-239. doi: 10.1177/053331647701000310

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Agazarian, Y.M., & Janoff, S. (1993). Systems theory and small groups. In I. Kaplan & B. Sadock (Eds.), Comprehensive textbook of group psychotherapy (pp. 33-44, 3rd ed.). Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins, Division of Waverly.

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Agazarian, Y.M., & Gantt, S.P. (2000). Autobiography of a theory: Developing a theory of living human systems and its systems-centered practice. London, UK: Jessica Kingsley.

Agazarian, Y.M., & Gantt, S.P. (2005). The systems perspective. In S. Wheelan (Ed.), Handbook of group research and practice (pp. 187-200). Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage.

Agazarian, Y.M., & Gantt, S.P. (2014). Systems-centered training with couples: Building marriages that work. Systemic Thinking & Psychotherapy, 5.

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Agazarian, Y.M., & Peters, R. (1981). The visible and invisible group. London, UK: Routledge & Kegan Paul. Reprinted in paperback (1995). London, UK: Karnac Books.

Agazarian, Y.M., & Philibossian, B. (1998). A theory of living human systems as an approach to leadership of the future with examples of how it works. In E. Klein, F. Gabelnick & P. Herr (Eds.), The psychodynamics of leadership (pp. 127-160). Madison, CT: Psychosocial Press.

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Agazarian, Y.M., Gantt, S.P., & Carter, F.B. (2021). Systems-centered training: An illustrated guide for applying a theory of living human systems. London, UK: Routledge.

Ahlin, G., Sandahl, C., Herlitz, K., & Brimberg, I. (1996). Developing the Matrix Representation Grid (MRG): A method of observing group processes. Findings from time-limited group psychotherapy for alcohol dependent patients. Group, 20(2), 145-173. doi: 10.1007/BF02109142

Åkerlund, M. (2017). Leadership - a team process developed through context awareness. Scandinavian Journal of Organizational Psychology, 9(2), 6-18.

Armington, R. (2012). Exploring the convergence of systems-centered therapy’s functional subgrouping and the principles of interpersonal neurobiology. Journal of Interpersonal Neurobiology Studies, 1, 51-55.

Armington, R., Badenoch, B., & Gantt, S.P. (2020). Zooming along in the pandemic and beyond.

Bateson, G. (1972). Steps to an ecology of mind. New York, NY: Ballantine Books.

Beck, A.P. (1981). A study of group phase development and emergent leadership. GROUP: The Journal of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society, 5 (4), 48-54.

Becker, K., Crowe, T., Walton-Moss, B., Lin, A., Parsons-Schram, A., Hanyok, L., Hayashi, J., Culhane, N., McNelis, A., & Teague, P. (2016). Interprofessional debriefing: A novel synthesis of the 3D model and Systems Centered Therapy. Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice, 2, 13-19. doi: 10.1016/j.xjep.2016.03.001

Benjamin, B., Yeager, A., & Simon, A. (2012). Conversation transformation: Recognize and overcome the 6 most destructive communication patterns. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Bennis, W.G., & Shepard, H.A. (1956). A theory of group development. Human Relations, 9(4), 415-437. doi: 10.1177/001872675600900403

Bertalanffy, L. von (1968). General system theory: Foundations, development, applications (Rev. ed. 1976). New York, NY: George Braziller.

Bertalanffy, L. von (1969). General systems (Rev. ed.). New York, NY: George Braziller.

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Bion, W.R. (1961). Experiences in groups and other papers. London, UK: Tavistock.

Bowlby J. (1969). Instinctive behavior: An alternative model. In Attachment and loss, Vol. 1, Attachment. New York, NY: Basic Books.

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Brabender, V., & Fallon, A. (2009). Group development in practice. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Byram, C., Marshall, E., & Simon, A. (2005). Red, yellow, green: Modifying communication patterns in an elementary school system. In S.P. Gantt & Y.M. Agazarian (Eds.), SCT in Action: Applying the systems-centered approach in organizations (pp. 99-128). Lincoln, NE: iUniverse. Reprint (2006). London, UK: Karnac Books.

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Carter, F. (2000). Relationships as a function of context. In U. McCluskey & C. Hooper (Eds.), Psychodynamic perspectives on abuse: The cost of fear (pp. 54-66). London, UK & Philadelphia, PA: Jessica Kingsley.

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Cartwright, D., & Zander, A. (1960). Group dynamics: Research and theory. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Elmsford, Row, Peterson.

Cilasun, J., & Herrewegh, M. (2013). The 'group-analytic stance' in training of psychiatrists: Race, cultural differences and the case based discussion group. Group Analysis, 46 (3), 245-255. doi: 10.1177/0533316413495486

Coleman, A.D., & Bexton, W.H. (Eds.) (1975). The group relations reader: Volume I. Washington, D.C.: A. K. Rice Institute.

Coleman, A.D., & Geller, M.H. (Eds.) (1985). The group relations reader: Volume II. Washington, D.C.: A. K. Rice Institute.

Cox, B.A. (1976). Communication systems in psychotherapy: An empirical investigation into the treatment ideologies of patients and therapist. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation.) Simon Frazer University, British Columbia, Canada.

Davanloo, H. (1987). Clinical manifestations of superego pathology. International Journal of Short-Term Psychotherapy, 2(4), 225-254.

Davis, R. (2013). Creating the conditions for all voices to be heard: Strategies for working with differences. e-O&P Journal of the Association for Management Education and Development, 20(1), 23-29.

Davis, R. (2014). Working across organisational boundaries: Shifting from complaining and blaming to problem-solving. e-O&P Journal of the Association for Management Education and Development, 21(3), 22-37.

de Maré, P.B., Piper, R., & Thompson, S. (1991). Koinonia: From hate, through dialogue, to culture in the large group. London, UK: Karnac Books.

Durkin, H. (1972). Group therapy and general systems theory. In C. J. Sager & H. Singer Kaplan (Eds.), Progress in group and family therapy. New York, NY: Brunner/Mazel.

Durkin, J.E. (Ed.). (1981). Living groups: Group psychotherapy and general systems theory. New York, NY: Brunner/Mazel.

Farrier, A., Davis, R., Froggett, L., & Poursanidou, K. (2010). "Shotgun partnership": A systems-centered case study analysis. Journal of Place Management and Development, 3(2), 136 -148. doi: 10.1108/17538331011062685

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Festinger, L. (1957). A theory of cognitive dissonance. Evanston, IL: Row, Peterson.

Finlay, L.D., Abernethy, A.D., & Garrels, S.R. (2016). Scapegoating in group therapy: Insights from Girard’s mimetic theory. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 66(2), 188-204. doi: 10.1080/00207284.2015.1106174

Forsmark, J. (2017). Leading and teaching whitewater kayaking: Efficient outdoor leadership viewed from a theory of human living systems. (Master's thesis.) Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.

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Foulkes, S.H. & Anthony, E.J. (1957). Group psychotherapy: The psychoanalytic approach. London, UK: Karnac Books.

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Foulkes, S.H. (1948). Introduction to group-analytic psychotherapy: Studies in the social integration of individuals and groups. London, UK: Heinemann. Re-printed (1983). London, UK: Karnac Books.

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Foulkes, S.H. (1964). Therapeutic group analysis. London, UK: Allen and Unwin. Re-printed (1984). London, UK: Karnac Books.

Gantt, S.P. (2005). Functional role-taking in organizations and work groups. Group Psychologist (APA Division 49 newsletter), 15(5), 15.

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Gantt, S.P. (2009). The clinical pastoral circle: Using systems-centered methods to develop a clinical pastoral team. In C.F. Garlid, A.A. Zollfrank & G. Fitchett (Eds.), Expanding the circle: Essays in honor of Joan Hemenway (pp. 109-136). Decatur, GA: Journal of Pastoral Care Publications.

Gantt, S.P. (2011). Functional subgrouping and the systems-centered approach to group therapy. In J. Kleinberg (Ed.), The Wiley-Blackwell handbook of group psychotherapy (pp. 113-138). Oxford, UK: Wiley.

Gantt, S.P. (2013). Applying systems-centered theory (SCT) and methods in organizational contexts: Putting SCT to work. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 63(2), 234-258. doi: 10.1521/ijgp.2013.63.2.234

Gantt, S.P. (2015). Systems-centered group therapy. In E.S. Neukrug (Ed.), Encyclopedia of theory in counseling and psychotherapy (pp. 991-996). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Gantt, S.P. (2018). Developing groups that change our minds and transform our brains: Systems-centered's functional subgrouping, its impact on our neurobiology, and its role in each phase of group development. Psychoanalytic Inquiry: Today's Bridge Between Psychoanalysis and the Group World [Special Issue], 38(4), 270-284. doi: 10.1080/07351690.2018.1444851

Gantt, S.P. (2018). In memoriam. Yvonne Agazarian. Group Circle, Winter 2018.

Gantt, S.P. (2018). In memory of Yvonne Agazarian, 1929-2017. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 68(2), 279-289. doi: 10.1080/00207284.2017.1416792

Gantt, S.P. (2019). Implications of neuroscience for group psychotherapy. In F.J. Kaklauskas & L.R. Greene (Eds.), Core principles of group psychotherapy: An integrated theory, research, and practice training manual (pp. 156-170). New York, NY: Routledge.

Gantt, S.P. (2019). Yvonne M. Agazarian (1929-2017). American Psychologist, 74(2), 259. doi: 10.1037/amp0000332

Gantt, S.P. (2021). Systems-centered large groups. Group Circle, a publication of the American Group Psychotherapy Association, Winter 2021.

Gantt, S.P. (2021). Systems-centered theory (SCT) into group therapy: Beyond surviving ruptures to repairing and thriving. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 71(2), 224-252. doi: 10.1080/00207284.2020.1772073

Gantt, S.P. (2021). Systems-centered training for group leaders: Weakening social survivor roles that undermine women (and men) in leadership. In Y.I. Kane, S.M. Masselink & A.C. Weiss (Eds.), Women, intersectionality and power in group psychotherapy leadership (pp. 236-253). New York, NY: Routledge.

Gantt, S.P. (2024). Systems-centered therapy and training groups online: Adapting to the driving and restraining forces in an online context. In H. Weinberg, A. Rolnick & A. Leighton (Eds.), The virtual group therapy circle: Advances in online group theory and practice (pp. 124-134). New York, NY: Routledge.

Gantt, S.P., & Adams, J.M. (2010). Systems-centered training for therapists: Beyond stereotyping to integrating diversities into the change process. Women & Therapy, 33(1), 101-120. doi: 10.1080/02703140903404812

Gantt, S.P., & Agazarian, Y.M. (2004). Systems-centered emotional intelligence: Beyond individual systems to organizational systems. Organizational Analysis, 12(2), 147-169.  doi: 10.1108/eb028990

Gantt, S.P., & Agazarian, Y.M. (2010). Developing the group mind through functional subgrouping: Linking systems-centered training (SCT) and interpersonal neurobiology. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 60(4), 515-544. doi: 10.1521/ijgp.2010.60.4.515

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Gantt, S.P., & Agazarian, Y.M. (2011). The group mind, systems-centred functional subgrouping, and interpersonal neurobiology. In E. Hopper & H. Weinberg (Eds.), The social unconscious in persons, groups, and societies: Volume 1: Mainly theory (pp. 99-123). London, UK: Karnac Books.

Gantt, S.P., & Agazarian, Y.M. (2017). Systems-centered group therapy. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 67(sup1), S60-S70. doi: 10.1080/00207284.2016.1218768

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Gantt, S.P., & Agazarian, Y.M. (Eds.) (2005). SCT in action: Applying the systems-centered approach in organizations. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse. Reprint (2006). London, UK: Karnac Books.

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Gantt, S.P., & Agazarian, Y.M. (Eds.) (2006). Systems-centered therapy: In clinical practice with individuals, families and groups. Livermore, CA: WingSpan Press. Reprint (2011). London, UK: Karnac Books.

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Gantt, S.P., & Badenoch, B. (Eds.) (2013). The interpersonal neurobiology of group psychotherapy and group process. London, UK: Karnac Books.

Gantt, S.P., & Cox, P. (Eds.) (2010). Introduction to the special issue: Neurobiology and building interpersonal systems: Groups, couples, and beyond [Special issue]. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 60(4), 455-460. doi: 10.1521/ijgp.2010.60.4.455

Gantt, S.P., & Hopper, E. (2008). Two perspectives on a trauma in a training group: The systems-centered approach and the theory of incohesion (part I). Group Analysis, 41(1), 92-106. doi: 10.1177/0533316408088416

Gantt, S.P., & Hopper, E. (2008). Two perspectives on a trauma in a training group: The systems-centered approach and the theory of incohesion (part II). Group Analysis, 41(2), 123-139. doi: 10.1177/0533316408089879

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Gantt, S.P., & Hopper, E. (2012). Two perspectives on a trauma in a training group: The systems-centered approach and the theory of incohesion. In E. Hopper (Ed.), Trauma and organizations (pp. 233-254). London, UK: Karnac Books.

Gantt, S.P., & Agazarian, Y.M. (2007). Phases of system development in organizational work groups: The systems-centered approach for intervening in context. Organisational & Social Dynamics, 7(2), 253-291.

Gantt, S.P., & Agazarian, Y.M. (2011). Highlights from ten years of a systems-centered large group: Work in progress. Voices: The Art and Science of Psychotherapy, 47(1), 40-50.

Gantt, S.P., & Badenoch, B. (2020). Systems-centered group psychotherapy: Developing a group mind that supports right brain function and right-left-right hemispheric integration. In R. Tweedy (Ed.) The divided therapist: Hemispheric difference and contemporary psychotherapy (pp. 149-180). London, UK: Karnac Books.

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Garlid, C.F., Zollfrank, A.A., & Fitchett, G. (Eds.) (2009). Expanding the circle: Essays in honor of Joan Hemenway. Decatur, GA: Journal of Pastoral Care Publications.

Haddock, R. (2004). Drawing the isolate into the group flow: A commentary from a systems-centered therapy perspective. Group Analysis, 37(1), 82-90.

Harvey, R.B. (1976). A study of communication change in group process seminars using the Sequential Analysis of Verbal Interaction. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation.) Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA.

Holst, P. (1990). Male and female communication patterns before and after personal narratives in a long-term support self help group. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation.) Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.

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Hopper, E. (Ed.) (2012). Trauma and organizations. London, UK: Karnac Books.

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Hopper, E., & Weinberg, H. (Eds.) (2011). The social unconscious in persons, groups, and societies: Volume 1: Mainly theory. London, UK: Karnac Books.

Horwitz, L. (1983). Projective identification in diads and groups. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 33, 259-279.

Howard, A., & Scott, R.A. (1965). A proposed framework for the analysis of stress in the human organism. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 10, 141-160.

Kamozawa, A., Oshima, S., & Mizukawa, Y. (2021). Narrative of “here-and-now”: Cancer survivors in a group psychotherapy using SCT® (systems-centered therapy). Japanese Psychological Research, 63(4), 449-465. doi: 10.1111/jpr.12343

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Kaplan, I., & Sadock, B. (Eds.) (1993). Comprehensive textbook of group psychotherapy. (3rd ed.) Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins, Division of Waverly.

Korzybski, A. (1994). Science and sanity: An introduction to non-Aristotelian systems and general semantics (5th ed.). Englewood, NJ: Institute of General Semantics.

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Kreeger, L.C. (Ed.) (1975). The large group: Dynamics and therapy. London, UK: Constable.

Kunneman, P., & Nordhauzen, P. (2022). Leve het team (Long live the team). Dutch Edition. The Netherlands: Boom Publishers.

Ladden, L.J., Gantt, S.P., Rude, S., & Agazarian, Y.M. (2007). Systems-centered therapy: A protocol for treating generalized anxiety disorder. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 37(2), 61-70. doi:10.1007/s10879-006-9037-6

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Lenn, R. & Stefano, K. (Eds.) (2012). Small, large and median groups: The work of Patrick de Maré. London, UK: Karnac Books.

Lewin, K. (1951). Field theory in social science. New York, NY: Harper & Row.

MacKinnon, J.R. (1980). An empirical investigation of dyadic verbal interaction in the chronic paediatric health care delivery system. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation.) University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada.

MacKinnon, J.R. (1984). Health professionals' patterns of communication: Cross-purpose or problem solving? Journal of Allied Health, 4, 3-12.

Maher, M. (2018). From group analytic to systems-centered consulting: A comparison of experience. Journal of Social Work Practice, 32(4), 423-432. doi: 10.1080/02650533.2018.1503163

McCluskey, U. (2002). The dynamics of attachment and systems-centered group psychotherapy. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research and Practice, 6(2), 131-142.

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McCluskey, U. (2005). To be met as a person: The dynamics of attachment in professional encounters. London, UK: Karnac Books.

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McCluskey, U., & Hooper, C. (Eds.) (2000). Psychodynamic perspectives on abuse: The cost of fear. London, UK & Philadelphia, PA: Jessica Kingsley.

McCullough, L. (1991). Short term dynamic psychotherapy: A cross theoretical analysis of change mechanisms. In R.C. Curtis & G. Striker (Eds.), How people change. New York, NY: Plenum Press.

Miller, J.G. (1978). Living systems. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

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Murphy, V. (2007). A longitudinal case study of effectiveness and efficiency in a systems-centered top management team. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation.) Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.

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