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[SY-51-02]On the Therapeutic Effects of Morita Therapy: A Study on the Therapeutic Effects of Outpatient Morita Therapy
*Mikiko Kubota1,2 (1.Hosei University,Graduate School of Social Well-being Studies(Japan), 2.The Jikei University,Center for Motirta Therapy(Japan))
Keywords:
Outpatient Morita Therapy,Therapeutic effect,RCT-based study
Morita therapy is a distinct form of Japanese psychotherapy developed by Shoma Morita in 1919. With over 100 years of history and ongoing practice, its effectiveness has been demonstrated. However, in recent years, the emphasis on evidence-based medicine has led to an increased demand for the demonstration of efficacy in psychotherapy. Demonstrating treatment efficacy remains a critical challenge for Morita therapy. The standard treatment form of Morita therapy is inpatient care, and its therapeutic effects have already been demonstrated and reported by the Japanese Society for Morita Therapy and its journal (Nakamura et al., 2002; Kubota et al., 2003).
Recently, outpatient Morita therapy has become the mainstream form of treatment, and the "Guidelines for Practicing Outpatient Morita Therapy" were established in 2009. However, no rigorous and systematic studies examining the therapeutic effects of outpatient Morita therapy have been conducted to date. Amid ongoing discussions about the differences and similarities between Morita therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy, there is a growing need to empirically demonstrate the therapeutic effects of outpatient Morita therapy. In response, the Japanese Society for Morita Therapy has initiated an RCT-based study on the therapeutic effects of outpatient Morita therapy, reporting on the methodological considerations and preliminary research findings (Kubota et al., 2018; Matsuura et al., 2020).
In this presentation, we will report on the research protocol and the progress of the study to date. Additionally, we will explore therapeutic changes in outpatient Morita therapy based on participants’ narratives obtained through semi-structured interviews.
Recently, outpatient Morita therapy has become the mainstream form of treatment, and the "Guidelines for Practicing Outpatient Morita Therapy" were established in 2009. However, no rigorous and systematic studies examining the therapeutic effects of outpatient Morita therapy have been conducted to date. Amid ongoing discussions about the differences and similarities between Morita therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy, there is a growing need to empirically demonstrate the therapeutic effects of outpatient Morita therapy. In response, the Japanese Society for Morita Therapy has initiated an RCT-based study on the therapeutic effects of outpatient Morita therapy, reporting on the methodological considerations and preliminary research findings (Kubota et al., 2018; Matsuura et al., 2020).
In this presentation, we will report on the research protocol and the progress of the study to date. Additionally, we will explore therapeutic changes in outpatient Morita therapy based on participants’ narratives obtained through semi-structured interviews.