Well-being Therapy for recovery of daily functional impairment: Clinical trial to test the utility for emotional disorders with residual symptoms.

2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K17352
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Fukushima Medical University
• Principal Investigator: Takebayashi Yoshitake 福島県立医科大学, 医学部, 助教 (00747537)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Keywords: ウェルビーイング療法 / 不安症 / 抑うつ / 再発予防

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The primary purpose of present study was to develop and examine efficacy of the Japanese treatment manual of Well-Being Therapy for emotional disorders with residual symptoms after implementing standard treatment. Through a series of studies, the Japanese translation of the Treatment Manual for Wellbeing Therapy (Fava, 2016) has been published, and a case report showing the effectiveness and safety of the treatment manual as applied to patients with OCD has been accepted in annual conference of Japanese Society of Anxiety and related Disorders. Further, in order to expand/strengthen the system for verifying the efficacy of the wellbeing therapy in Japan, the workshop was held.

Free Research Field

臨床心理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では、残遺症状を有する感情障害患者への有効性が指摘されているウェルビーイング療法の治療提供体制を整備した。本研究の成果は、今後の国内のウェルビーイン療法の有効性検証のための臨床試験の実施促進に寄与する。また国内でウェルビーイング療法を提供可能な治療者養成のための重要な資料となる。