Dissemination of Cognitive Behavioral Therapies to Japanese Clinical Psychologists and its Outcome

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The purpose of the present study was to disseminate cognitive behavioral therapies into Japanese clinical psychologists and to investigate its outcome. Many workshops on cognitive behavioral therapies were organized for four years. Systematic review of the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for depression revealed that the therapies delivered by the psychologists have sufficient effect sizes both in the Western world and in Japan. Our study revealed that usefulness of workshop styles depends on the years of experience of clinical psychologists.