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

本研究的目的是向日本临床心理学家传播认知行为疗法，并调查其结果。四年来组织了许多关于认知行为疗法的讲习班。对抑郁症认知行为疗法有效性的系统回顾显示，心理学家提供的疗法在西方世界和日本都有足够的效果。我们的研究表明，工作坊风格的有用性取决于临床心理学家的多年经验。

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.