This pilot study was undertaken to investigate the number of interpersonal contact behaviours made by clients involved in a group specifically set up to encourage this. It was found that contact behaviour improved statistically significantly over the duration of the study, while there was no significant change in withdrawal behaviours exhibited.
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Helen Hofer Gee (1991) studied this question.
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