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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2022

Benefits of group compassion-focused therapy for treatment-resistant depression: A pilot randomized controlled trial.

Kenichi Asano, Masao Tsuchiya, Yoko Okamoto, Toshiyuki Ohtani, Toshihiko Sensui, Akihiro Masuyama, Ayako Isato, Masami Shoji, Tetsuya Shiraishi, Eiji Shimizu and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12 authors.

Kenichi AsanoDepartment of Psychological Counseling, Faculty of Psychology, Mejiro University, Tokyo, Japan.
Masao TsuchiyaAdvantage Risk Management Co. Ltd., Meguro-ku, Japan.
Yoko OkamotoResearch Center for Child Mental Development, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
Toshiyuki OhtaniSafety and Health Organization, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
Toshihiko SensuiDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Saitama Gakuen University, Saitama, Japan.
Akihiro MasuyamaFaculty of Psychology, Iryo Sosei University, Fukushima, Japan.
Ayako IsatoDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Saitama Gakuen University, Saitama, Japan.
Masami ShojiDepartment of Psychological Counseling, Faculty of Psychology, Mejiro University, Tokyo, Japan.
Tetsuya ShiraishiDepartment of Psychiatry, Kokoronomori Clinic, Chiba, Japan.
Eiji ShimizuResearch Center for Child Mental Development, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
Chris IronsBalanced Minds, London, United Kingdom.
Paul GilbertCentre for Compassion Research and Training, College of Health, Psychology and Social Care, University of Derby, Derby, United Kingdom.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Major depression is one of the most common mental health problems worldwide. More than one-third of patients suffer from treatment-resistant depression (TRD). In this study, we explored the feasibility of group compassion-focused therapy (CFT) for TRD using a randomized controlled trial with two parallel groups. Eighteen participants were randomly allocated to the intervention group (CFT and usual care) and control group (usual care alone) and a participant in each group withdrew. Participants in the intervention group received a 1.5-h session every week for 12 weeks. The effects of the intervention on the participants' scores were calculated using a linear mixed model. There was a larger reduction in their depressive symptoms and fears of compassion for self and a greater increase in their compassion for self compared to the control group participants. The reliable clinical indices showed that in the CFT (intervention) group, three of nine participants recovered (33%), two improved (22%), two recovered but non-reliably (22%), and the condition of two remained unchanged (22%). These findings indicate adequate feasibility of group CFT for TRD in Japanese clinical settings. Clinical trial registration: [https://clinicaltrials.gov/], identifier [UMIN 000028698].

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compassioncompassion focused therapy (CFT)group psychotherapyrandomized controlled trial (RCT)self-compassiontreatment-resistant depression

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PMCPMC9415126

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