Renewed Feedback-Informed Group Treatment for Patients with Anxiety and Depressive Disorders.

Feedback-Informed Group Treatment (FIGT) shows promise for improving outcomes, but results are mixed. The aim was investigating the feasibility, acceptability and effects of renewed FIGT on clinical outcomes and therapy processes. In a quasi-experimental pilot study, 65 patients with anxiety or depressive disorders and 15 therapists of interpersonal psychotherapy or cognitive behavioural therapy groups using renewed FIGT were included.

The feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of a feedback-informed group treatment (FIGT) tool for patients with anxiety or depressive disorders.

Monitoring treatment progress by the use of standardized measures in individual therapy, also called feedback-informed treatment (FIT), has a small but significant effect on improving outcomes. Results of FIT in group therapy settings are mixed, possibly due to contextual factors. The goals of this study were to investigate the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of a feedback-informed group treatment (FIGT) tool, based on the principles of the Contextual Feedback Theory and earlier FIGT research.

Feedback-informed Group Treatment: A Qualitative Study of the Experiences and Needs of Patients and Therapists.

Therapists, including group therapists, can systematically gather feedback from patients about how their group members are responding to treatment. However, results of research on using feedback-informed group treatment (FIGT) are mixed, and the underlying mechanisms responsible for positive patient changes remain unclear. Therefore, the present qualitative study examined the perceptions and experiences of both (a) group therapists and (b) group members regarding using feedback in their therapy groups to gauge treatment progress, across five different therapy groups.

Does progress feedback enhance the outcome of group psychotherapy?

There is evidence that progress feedback combined with a clinical support tool (CST) improves treatment outcome in individual psychotherapy. This study examined the effect of feedback in combination with a CST in outpatient group psychotherapy. A prospective cohort study was performed with patients meeting diagnostic criteria for a major depressive disorder or an anxiety disorder.