Status of cognitive behaviour therapy in India: Pitfalls, limitations and future directions—A systematic review and critical analysis

•CBT is being recommended as the gold standard psychological intervention for depressive and anxiety disorders.•This review highlights the deficiencies noticed in Indian CBT research.•Since CBT is a highly specialized form of psychotherapy, due attention needs to be focused on empirical paradigms. C...

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Published in:Asian journal of psychiatry 2019-03, Vol.41, p.1-4
Main Author: Selvapandiyan, Jaiganesh
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cognitive behavior therapy
Deficiencies
Indian scenario
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Summary:•CBT is being recommended as the gold standard psychological intervention for depressive and anxiety disorders.•This review highlights the deficiencies noticed in Indian CBT research.•Since CBT is a highly specialized form of psychotherapy, due attention needs to be focused on empirical paradigms. Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) an evidence-based psychotherapy is practiced across the globe with a common cognitive and behavioral fidelity. The focus of this review is about the status of CBT in India based on the analysis of published research on CBT from India. Publication of papers related to CBT in the Indian population is scarce. Among the published researches, the observed practice defects could compromise the overall response from the globally proven CBT interventions. Hence, quality control measures should be put into practice to regulate the application of CBT in India.
ISSN:1876-2018
1876-2026
DOI:10.1016/j.ajp.2019.02.012