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Descriptive analysis of recovery-related outcomes following cognitive behavioural therapy in a Japanese clinical
Noriko Numata1, Chihiro Sutoh2, Yijing Bai1
1Department of Cognitive Behavioral Physiology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan.
Background:
The United Kingdom's Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression (TTAD) programme provides standardised definitions for recovery-related outcomes, allowing transparent and comparable reporting. This study aimed to descriptively examine recovery-related outcomes following cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) in a Japanese clinical sample using established TTAD definitions.
Method:
Data were drawn from patients who received CBT in routine clinical practice. Depressive and anxiety symptoms were assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) questionnaire, respectively. Recovery, reliable improvement, and reliable recovery were classified according to the TTAD criteria.
Results:
The sample consisted of 241 participants, of whom 178 (73.9%) met the criteria for caseness at baseline. Among those with baseline caseness, 75 participants (42.1%) met the criteria for recovery at the end of treatment. Across the full sample, 103 participants (47.2%) demonstrated reliable improvement. Reliable recovery, defined as meeting the criteria for both recovery and reliable improvement, was observed in 65 participants (36.5% of those with baseline caseness).
Conclusions:
Using standardised TTAD definitions, this study provides a descriptive account of recovery-related outcomes following CBT in routine clinical practice in Japan. The findings show the distribution of recovery and improvement outcomes in this sample and highlight the importance of clearly distinguishing between recovery-related indicators when interpreting outcomes in real-world clinical settings.
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