title: Current status of research on cognitive therapy/cognitive behavior therapy in Japan.
abstract: Cognitive therapy/cognitive behavior therapy was introduced into the field of psychiatry in the late 1980s in Japan, and the Japanese Association for Cognitive Therapy (JACT), founded in 2004, now has more than 1500 members. Along with such progress, awareness of the effectiveness of cognitive therapy/cognitive behavioral therapy has spread, not only among professionals and academics but also to the public. The Study Group of the Procedures and Effectiveness of Psychotherapy, funded by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, has conducted a series of studies on the effectiveness of cognitive therapy/cognitive behavior therapy since 2006 and shown that it is feasible for Japanese patients. As a result, in April 2010 cognitive therapy/cognitive behavior therapy for mood disorders was added to the national health insurance scheme in Japan. This marked a milestone in Japan's psychiatric care, where pharmacotherapy has historically been more common. In this article the authors review research on cognitive therapy/cognitive behavior therapy in Japan.
authors.affiliation: Center for Stress Management, Keio University Health Center National Institute of Mental Health National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Translational Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan. yutakaon@gmail.com
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: Toshi A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Yasumasa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fujisawa
authors.forename: Atsuo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Satomi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakajima
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*