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Applicability Evaluation of Simplified Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  1. Li Zhang1,2,
  2. Zhipei Zhu2,3,
  3. Fang Fang2,
  4. Yuan Shen4,
  5. Na Liu5 and
  6. Chunbo Li2,6,7
  1. 1Department of Clinical Psychology, Shanghai Hongkou Mental Health Center, Shanghai, China
  2. 2Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
  3. 3Department of Public Mental Health, Shanghai Putuo Mental Health Center, Shanghai, China
  4. 4Department of Psychiatry, Tenth People’s Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China
  5. 5Department of Medical Psychology, Nanjing Brain Hospital affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu, China
  6. 6Brain Science and Technology Research Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
  7. 7Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology (CEBSIT), Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai, China
  1. correspondence: Chunbo Li; Mailing address: 600 South Wanping RD, Shanghai, China. Postcode: 200030. E-mail: licb{at}smhc.org.cn

Abstract

Background We have developed a structured cognitive behavioral therapy manual for anxiety disorder in China, and the present study evaluated the applicability of simplified cognitive behavioral therapy based on our previous research.

Aims To evaluate the applicability of simplified cognitive behavioral therapy (SCBT) on generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) by conducting a multi-center controlled clinical trial.

Methods A multi-center controlled clinical trial of SCBT was conducted on patients with GAD, including institutions specializing in mental health and psychiatry units in general hospitals. The participants were divided into 3 groups: SCBT group, SCBT with medication group and medication group. The drop-out rates of these three groups, the therapy satisfaction of patients who received SCBT and the evaluation of SCBT from therapists were compared.

Results (1) There was no significant difference among the drop-out rates in the three groups. (2) Only the duration and times of therapy were significantly different between the two groups of patients who received the SCBT, and the therapy satisfaction of the SCBT group was higher than that of the SCBT with medication group. (3) Eighteen therapists who conducted the SCBT indicated that the manual was easy to comprehend and operate, and this therapy could achieve the therapy goals.

Conclusion The applicability of SCBT for patients with GAD is relatively high, and it is hopeful that SCBT can become a psychological treatment which can be applied in medical institutions of various levels.

  • simplified cognitive behavioral therapy
  • generalized anxiety disorder
  • manual
  • evaluation

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https://doi.org/10.11919/j.issn.1002-0829.217098

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