[Changes by Balint group education: experience with residents in family medicine]

The article is about the change observed in participants in a training course by the Balint groups. The authors' experiment is aimed at residents in family medicine. It involves both the psychiatrist and physician, leader and participant. Psychic functioning as a process is applied to presentation, discussions and leadership. The optimum clinical understanding of this training strives for development within the group itself. The authors consider two factors that come into play: symbolization and awareness. These concepts are developed to support the notion of a global approach.