Emotion Focused Therapy for Youth: Within-Session Sudden Gains.

IF 3.8 1区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Psychotherapy Research Pub Date : 2026-08-07 DOI:10.1080/10503307.2026.2681512

Mirisse Foroughe, Serena Darking, Alisa Torchia, Michelle Park, Lauren Arbuck

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Abstract

Objective: Research has found an association between sudden gains (SGs), known as rapid symptom improvements, and positive therapeutic outcomes. Experiential therapies, like Emotion Focused Therapy for Youth (EFT-Y), provide opportunities for SGs. Our study is the first to evaluate within-session SGs in EFT-Y. Method: Participants who completed treatment from a previous randomized, waitlist-control design were analysed for within-session symptom shifts. The subsample comprised 22 youth (ages 9-17), evaluating their emotion regulation (ER) and symptoms of depression. Measures were taken at eight time points: before treatment, at the beginning and end of sessions 2, 4, and 6, and after session 8. Results: Half of the participants experienced at least one SG in their ER, and 33% of participants experienced SGs in their depression symptoms. Regardless of SG status, all participants' symptoms significantly improved post-treatment. Conclusion: Within EFT-Y, rapid improvements can occur within a single session, unlike the commonly studied phenomenon of SGs between sessions. Both SG-responders and non-SG-responders showed symptom improvements during and post-treatment, suggesting that EFT-Y is an effective treatment for young clients and that SGs may provide valuable insight into key moments of transformation and therapeutic progress.

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青少年的情绪集中治疗：会议内的突然收益。

目的：研究发现突然获益（SGs），即症状的快速改善与积极的治疗结果之间存在关联。体验疗法，如青少年情感聚焦疗法（EFT-Y），为SGs提供了机会。我们的研究首次评估了EFT-Y的会话内SGs。方法：从先前的随机、等候名单对照设计中完成治疗的参与者，对治疗期间的症状变化进行分析。该子样本包括22名青少年（9-17岁），评估他们的情绪调节（ER）和抑郁症状。在8个时间点采取措施：治疗前，第2、4、6期开始和结束时，以及第8期结束后。结果：一半的参与者在他们的急诊室经历了至少一次SG， 33%的参与者在他们的抑郁症状中经历了SGs。无论SG状态如何，所有参与者的症状均在治疗后显著改善。结论：在EFT-Y中，快速改善可以在一个疗程内发生，而不像通常研究的在疗程之间的SGs现象。sg应答者和非sg应答者在治疗期间和治疗后均表现出症状改善，这表明EFT-Y对年轻患者是有效的治疗方法，SGs可能为转化和治疗进展的关键时刻提供有价值的见解。

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Psychotherapy Research PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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7.80

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10.30%

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期刊介绍： Psychotherapy Research seeks to enhance the development, scientific quality, and social relevance of psychotherapy research and to foster the use of research findings in practice, education, and policy formulation. The Journal publishes reports of original research on all aspects of psychotherapy, including its outcomes, its processes, education of practitioners, and delivery of services. It also publishes methodological, theoretical, and review articles of direct relevance to psychotherapy research. The Journal is addressed to an international, interdisciplinary audience and welcomes submissions dealing with diverse theoretical orientations, treatment modalities.