Study on the Effectiveness of Journaling as an add-on to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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Conditions studied: Affective Disorders, Rumination, Childhood Trauma, Eating Disorder, Substance Use Disorder, Personality Disorder, Mental Disorder

In brief

The aim of the present study is to examine the effects of keeping a therapy journal (journaling) on the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Homework assignments are a fundamental component of behavioral therapies. In line with the learning theory foundation of behavioral therapies, various types of homework are used to facilitate learning processes between therapy sessions and to enable patients to make progress. One way to enhance individual goal setting and reflection in patients is through the use of "therapy journals." The goal of the planned project is to evaluate the effectiveness of goal-oriented journal writing as an additional element in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). To do this, psychotherapy patients will be randomly assigned to two treatment groups: CBT vs. CBT + Journaling. Patients will be block-randomized until 40 patients have completed the study in each treatment arm (at least 10 completed sessions).

Key facts

Study ID
NCT06863909
Run by
University Hospital Tuebingen
People needed
80
Starts
2024-11-20
Expected to finish
2026-12-31
Last updated by the study team
2026-04-08

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

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Where it is running

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