Over fifty support group for patients in a rehabilitation hospital. Commentary

The psychosocial needs of newly disabled 50- to 85-year-old individuals are often neglected in rehabilitation. The Rehabilitation Hospital of the Medical College of Ohio has addressed these needs with the establishment of an over 50 support group. Topics chosen by the group focused on common fears and concerns. The group has been valuable in offering opportunities for peer reinforcement, problem solving, and ventilation of feelings in a safe and supportive setting which had not before existed.