[Study of efficacy of training emotional behaviour in groups (author's transl)].

A program of training emotional behaviour in groups and a method to prove its efficacy is reported. The objective of this treatment program is to improve recognition of emotional cues and adequate expression of emotions. The methods of behaviour therapy used in this program are: training of adequate behaviour be role-playing, modeling and operant conditioning. The study of efficacy is done as a group comparison between these therapy groups and the assertive training groups. Data are collected using self-rating scales, rating scales filled off by partners or relatives of the patients and direct behaviour ratings. Preliminary results show an improvement of selfrating data for the experimental and the control group, but there is no specific effect of one of the therapy programs.