scholarly journals Chinese Flower and Bird Painting: A New Form of Art Therapy for Depression

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402110021
Author(s):  
Biyun Zhang ◽  
Jingyao Chen ◽  
Xiaoyan Huang ◽  
Wenhao Xu
Keyword(s):  
Art Therapy ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Psychological Disorder ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Observation Group ◽  
Western Art ◽  
Chinese Characteristics ◽  
Treatment Of Depression ◽  
Brush Control ◽  
Therapy Intervention

Depression is a complex psychological disorder. Although psychological counseling and traditional Western art therapy have obtained robust results in the diagnosis and treatment of depression, they are not well accepted in China due to cultural differences. Chinese flower and bird painting has been favored in China and beyond. It is of considerable significance to studying the auxiliary treatment of depression by using Chinese flower and bird painting. First of all, during observation of the painting style and works of patients with different severities of depression, such phenomena as broken strokes, roughness at the end of the painting brush, stroke discontinuity, and uneven breath are noted. These signs reflect impatience and lack of control in patients with depression. Subsequently, a three-stage Chinese flower and bird painting art therapy intervention focusing on breathing training to improve ink brush control is established, and this adjuvant art therapy was applied to 56 people with mild and moderate depression. Experimental results show that, via a 24-week Chinese flower and bird painting art therapy intervention, the observation group has a greater decline in Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD) scores than the control group ( p < .05). The study on electroencephalogram (EEG) shows that The normal rate of brain waves of the observation group in the middle and late stages of treatment and after treatment is 73%, significantly higher than 32% in the control group. This research shows that Chinese flower and bird painting can be used as a new and effective adjuvant treatment for depression in line with Chinese characteristics and is worthy of in-depth research.

Analysis of the intervention effect and self-satisfaction of sports dance exercise on the psychological stress of college students

Work ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Changliang Zheng ◽  
Hongmei Ji
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Stress Response ◽  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Response Characteristic ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Observation Group ◽  
Excessive Pressure ◽  
Psychological Pressure ◽  
The Impact

BACKGROUND: College students are a high-risk subpopulation of psychological disorders. The problem of various adverse phenomena and consequences caused by excessive pressure on college students has gradually become the focus of social and psychological academic circles. However, studies related to individual self-concept and psychological pressure are rare. OBJECTIVE: To explore the impact of sports dance exercises on college students’ psychological pressure and improve the psychological effects of their self-satisfaction. METHODS: College students were taken as research objects, randomly divided into a control group and an observation group. The observation group is intervened with sports dance exercises. The observation group was intervened with sports dance exercises. The stress response characteristic questionnaire and multidimensional self-satisfaction rating scale were utilized to measure college students’ conditions before and after the intervention. Finally, the obtained data were statistically analyzed. RESULTS: Generally, the psychological stress response of college students was mild, with self-satisfaction and various dimensions at a moderately higher level. No significant differences were discovered in the psychological stress response and self-satisfaction level between the control group and the observation group before intervention (P >  0.05), which were homogeneous. Compared with the data obtained before the intervention, after the intervention, the control group scores were slightly reduced in all dimensions of the psychological stress response and self-satisfaction. In contrast, the scores were significantly increased in the experimental group (P <  0.05). Psychological stress response could reliably explain 30.4%of the total self-satisfaction variance (P <  0.01). The negative self-evaluation was the most important variable affecting self-satisfaction, followed by poor interpersonal communication and poor sleeping quality. CONCLUSIONS: Sports dance exercises could alleviate the psychological stress of college students and improve their self-satisfaction. Colleges and universities should include sports dance in the content of optional public courses and encourage more college students to actively participate in sports dance exercises to improve their mental health.

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (FMRI)-based neurofeedback as a new treatment tool for depression

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 937-937 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Linden ◽  
T. Lancaster
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Mood State ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Target Area ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Brain Areas ◽  
Promising Tool ◽  
Treatment Of Depression ◽  
New Treatment

We investigated whether depressed patients who received fMRI-based neurofeedback are able to upregulate the activity in brain areas devoted to positive emotion processing and thereby establish improvements in mood state. Eight medicated patients with major depression participated in four separate fMRI sessions, each of which consisted of an emotion localiser and three neurofeedback runs. Target areas were selected individually with a functional localiser that identified the region most responsive to positive affective images. The target areas were in uni- or bilateral prefrontal cortex, insula or amygdala. During neurofeedback runs, patients received real-time feedback about activation levels in the target area. Each patient learnt to increase target area activity over successive sessions. Depression scores on the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale improved significantly. No such improvement was seen in a non-neurofeedback control group (N = 8) that was matched for symptom severity, demographics and medication and used the same cognitive/affective strategies that were employed successfully by the neurofeedback group, but outside the scanner. This group difference in treatment effects was supported by a significant interaction between the factors time (pre/post-intervention) and group (neurofeedback/controls) on the repeated measures ANOVA (F(1,14) = 10.15, p = .007). The neurofeedback group showed increasing activity in the ventral striatum and regions involved in cognitive control as training progressed. Upregulation of brain areas responsive to positive affective cues through fMRI-neurofeedback is thus a promising tool in the treatment of depression. The novelty of the present approach consists in the combination of biological and cognitive factors in the same intervention.

Art therapy improves coping resources: A randomized, controlled study among women with breast cancer

2006 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
INGER ÖSTER ◽  
ANN-CHRISTINE SVENSK ◽  
EVA MAGNUSSON ◽  
KARIN EGBERG THYME ◽  
MARIE SJÕDIN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Art Therapy ◽  
Primary Breast Cancer ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Postoperative Radiotherapy ◽  
Coping Resources ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Therapy Intervention

Objective: Women with breast cancer suffer from considerable stress related to the diagnosis, surgery, and medical treatment. It is important to develop strategies to strengthen coping resources among these women. Research in art therapy has shown outcomes such as an increase in self-esteem and cohesion, significant improvement in global health, and a decrease in anxiety and depression. The aim of the present article was to describe the effects of an art therapy intervention program on coping resources in women with primary breast cancer.Method: In this article, we report some of the results from a study including 41 women, aged 37–69 years old, with nonmetastatic primary breast cancer, referred to the Department of Oncology at Umeå University Hospital in Sweden for postoperative radiotherapy. The women represented various socioeconomic backgrounds. They were randomized to a study group (n = 20) with individual art therapy for 1 h/week during postoperative radiotherapy or to a control group (n = 21). The article focuses on changes in coping resources, as measured by the Coping Resources Inventory (CRI) before and 2 and 6 months after the start of radiotherapy. The study protocol was approved by the Umeå University Ethical Committee at the Medical Faculty (archive number 99–386).Results: There was an overall increase in coping resources among women with breast cancer after taking part in the art therapy intervention. Significant differences were seen between the study and control groups in the social domain on the second and third occasions. Significant differences were also observed in the total score on the second occasion.Significance of results: This study shows that individual art therapy provided by a trained art therapist in a clinical setting can give beneficial support to women with primary breast cancer undergoing radiotherapy, as it can improve their coping resources.

scholarly journals PENGARUH AROMATERAPI LAVENDER TERHADAP KECEMASAN IBU BERSALIN

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 785-792
Author(s):  
Istiqomah Mirazanah ◽  
Bunga Tiara Carolin ◽  
Sri Dinengsih
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scale ◽  
T Test ◽  
Psychological Disorder ◽  
Maternal Anxiety ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Average Difference ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Group Design ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Hamilton Rating Scale

Background: During the first stage of labor, a woman will experience a psychological disorder, namely anxiety, the impact will cause muscle tension in the body, the birth canal becomes stiff, hard and difficult to expand resulting in the labor process not going smoothly. The main content in lavender oil is linalool acetate which can relax and relax the working system of the nerves and tense muscles.Objective: This study aims to determine the effect of lavender aromatherapy on maternal anxiety at RSU Kota Tangerang Selatan in 2021.Methodology: This quasi-experimental study used a pretest and posttest design with a control group design. The sample in this study amounted to 30 mothers who will give birth at RSU Kota Tangerang Selatan with 15 respondents each. The sampling technique used total sampling. The research instrument used the Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxienty (HRS-A) questionnaire. Data were analyzed using the Independent T-test, which previously tested for normality and homogeneity.Results: The results of the study on anxiety before being given lavender aromatherapy an average of of 22.47 and after being given lavender aromatherapy an average of 18.33 with an average difference of 4.14, in the control group examination I an average of 22.60 and examination II an average 22.27 with an average difference of 0.33 and the effect of lavender aromatherapy on maternal anxiety with a significance level of 0.001.Conclusions: There is an effect of lavender aromatherapy on maternal anxiety at RSU Kota Tangerang Selatan in 2021.Suggestion  It is hoped that lavender aromatherapy can be applied as a whole in Indonesian health services..Keywords: Anxiety, Maternal Lavender Aromatherapy,  ABSTRAK  Latar Belakang: Persalinan akan menyebabkan gangguan psikologi berupa kecemasan yang dapat mengakibatkan penurunan aliran darah yang membawa oksigen ke rahim dan janin sehingga dapat terjadi hal-hal yang merugikan bagi ibu dan janin. Salah satu terapi non-farmakologis untuk menurunkan kecemasan adalah melalui pemberian aromaterapi khususnya aromaterapi lavender dapat memberi rasa tenang, sehingga dapat digunakan sebagai manajemen stres.Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh aromaterapi lavender terhadap kecemasan ibu bersalin di RSU Kota Tangerang Selatan Tahun 2021.Metodologi: Penelitian quasi eksperimental ini menggunakan rancangan pretest and posttest with control group design. Sampel dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 30 ibu yang akan melahirkan di RSU Kota Tangerang Selatan dengan masing-masing kelompok 15 responden. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan total sampling. Instrumen penelitian menggunakan kesioner Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxienty (HRS-A). Data dianalisis menggunakan T-test Independent yang sebelumnya dilakukan uji normalitas dan homogenitas.Hasil Penelitian: Hasil penelitian terhadap kecemasan sebelum diberikan aromaterapi lavender rata-rata 22,47 dan sesudah diberikan aromaterapi lavender rata-rata 18,33 dengan selisih rata-rata 4,14, pada kelompok kontrol pemeriksaan I rata-rata 22,60 dan pemeriksaan II rata-rata 22,27 dengan selisih rata-rata 0,33. Terdapat perbedaan rerata skor tingkat kecemasan yang bermakna antara kelompok intervensi dan kelompok kontrol dengan tingkat signifikansi 0,001 < 0,05. Simpulan: Terdapat pengaruh aromaterapi lavender terhadap kecemasan ibu bersalin di RSU Kota Tangerang Selatan Tahun 2021.Saran Diharapkan pemberian aromaterapi lavender dapat diterapkan secara menyeluruh dipelayanan kesehatan Indonesia. Kata Kunci : Aromaterapi Lavender, ibu bersalin, kecemasan  

scholarly journals PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION IN COLLEGE STUDENTS

2022 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-71
Author(s):  
Xiaowei He
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Observation Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
Treatment Of Depression ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Control

ABSTRACT Introduction: The mental health of college students is getting more and more attention from society. Physical exercise as a means of psychotherapy and mental health has become common at home and abroad. Objective: We explore the effect of prescribing physical exercise in the treatment of depression in college students. Methods: College students who had been diagnosed with depression were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, each with 18 patients. The control group received drug treatment. The observation group received sports therapy in addition to drug therapy. Results: There was a statistically significant difference in HAMD scores between the observation and control groups in the first week (P<0.01). Conclusions: Exercise can play a role in treating depression patients rapidly, safely, and efficiently. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigation of treatment results.

Preliminary Research on Depression Treatment: Combination of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and MRI-Guided Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Pulsation

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 677-680
Author(s):  
Xu Li ◽  
Fei Weng ◽  
Wenbo Sun ◽  
Ruolan Liu ◽  
Haibo Xu
Keyword(s):  
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation ◽  
Magnetic Stimulation ◽  
Focused Ultrasound ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Geriatric Depression Scale ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Clinical Results ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Low Intensity ◽  
Treatment Of Depression

Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common but serious mood disorder. When traditional medication treatment does not reduce symptoms, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), neuromodulation has become increasingly relevant to clinical research. However, TMS has significant drawback in the lack of depth and special specificity. In the last few years low-intensity focused ultrasound pulsation (LIFUP) has been used to be focused noninvasively through the skull anywhere within the brain, together with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) guided techniques, LIFUP can be applied to deep structures with greater spatial precision. In this manuscript, combination of TMS and fMRI-guided LIFUP on the treatment of depression was proposed to achieve the benefits of both. The data of the combined methods demonstrate significantly better clinical results in comparison to the control group, as measured by the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D) scale, Geriatric Depression scale (GDS) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) with low adverse reaction.

scholarly journals Safety and efficacy of Jiaotai Wan in patients with depression: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhihuan Zhou ◽  
Shufei Fu ◽  
Yuhan Wang ◽  
Yijia Liu ◽  
Huaien Bu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Efficacy And Safety ◽  
Clinical Trial Registry ◽  
Integral Scale ◽  
Treatment Of Depression

Abstract Background: Depression is a common affective disorder characterised by marked and lasting melancholia, with corresponding thought and behaviour changes. Due to an accelerated pace of life and increased work pressure, the incidence of depression has risen sharply, causing great harm to family and social life. Jiaotai Wan (JTW) is a Chinese herbal formula that is commonly prescribed for depression and insomnia in clinical treatment, and animal experimental research shows that it exhibits antidepressant effects. However, there are no standard clinical trials to confirm its efficacy in treating depression and insomnia. Therefore, this study aims to assess the efficacy and safety of JTW in the treatment of depression. Methods: This study is designed as a randomised, multicentre clinical trial with parallel groups. A total of 40 patients with depression will be recruited and randomly allocated to either the treatment or the control group (in a 1:1 ratio). The patients will receive JTW plus fluoxetine or fluoxetine alone once a day for eight weeks. The primary outcome is the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale score for patients in the treatment group compared with that in the control group. The secondary outcomes include Traditional Chinese medicine syndrome integral scale scores, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, blood metabonomics, urine metabonomics, brain structure and function on functional magnetic resonance imaging. Discussion: This randomised clinical trial was designed as a standardised method to assess the efficacy and safety of JTW in the treatment of depression and provide evidence for the clinical application of JTW. Trial registration: Chinese Clinical Trial Registry,ChiCTR-IOR-17010748.Registered on 28 Feb 2017.

Comparison of Analgesic Effect of Levobupivacaine with Dexmedetomidine and Levobupivacaine for Scalp Block before Supratentorial Craniotomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 103 (10) ◽  
pp. 1028-1035
Keyword(s):  
Postoperative Pain ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Numerical Rating Scale ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Analgesic Requirement ◽  
Supratentorial Craniotomy ◽  
Numerical Rating ◽  
Fentanyl Consumption ◽  
Scalp Block

Background: Craniotomy causes acute and chronic pain. Uncontrolled postoperative pain may lead to adverse events. Perioperative scalp nerves block is not only effective in reducing intraoperative hemodynamic response, but it also reduces postoperative pain and postoperative analgesia requirement. Objective: To compare the benefits of adding dexmedetomidine to levobupivacaine in scalp nerves block before craniotomy for the duration of analgesia in supratentorial craniotomy. Materials and Methods: After approval by the Committee for Research, 50 supratentorial craniotomy patients were randomized into two groups. The control group received 30 mL scalp nerves block with 0.25% levobupivacaine with adrenaline 1:200,000, whereas the study group received 30 mL scalp nerves block with 0.25% levobupivacaine with adrenaline 1:200,000 plus dexmedetomidine 1 mcg/kg. The primary outcome was the time to first analgesic requirement postoperatively. The secondary outcomes included intraoperative fentanyl consumption, verbal numerical rating scale, tramadol consumption, and complications during the first 24 hours postoperatively. Results: Patients in the study group had significantly increase time to the first analgesic requirement in postoperative period and reduced intraoperative fentanyl consumption. The median time to first analgesic requirement was 555 (360 to 1,035) minutes in the study group versus 405 (300 to 520) minutes in the control group (p=0.023). Intraoperative fentanyl consumption 125 (75 to 175) mcg in the study group was significantly lower than 200 (150 to 250) mcg in the control group (p=0.02). The verbal numerical rating scale at 1, 4, 8, 12 and 24 hours postoperatively, tramadol consumption, and complications during the first 24 hours postoperatively were not statistically significant different. Conclusion: Preoperative scalp nerves block with 0.25% levobupivacaine with adrenaline (1:200,000) with dexmedetomidine 1 mcg/kg significantly increased the time to first analgesic requirement and reduced intraoperative fentanyl consumption compared to 0.25% levobupivacaine with adrenaline (1:200,000) without perioperative complications. Keywords: Scalp block, Dexmedetomidine, Post-craniotomy analgesia, Supratentorial tumor, Levobupivacaine

The effectiveness of discharge planning and range of motion (ROM) training in increasing muscle strength of nonhemorrhagic stroke patients

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Mohamat Iskandar
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Range Of Motion ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Discharge Planning ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Planning Program ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Central Java

Background: Non-hemorrhagic stroke patients experience hemiparesis, an improper handling results in joint contractures. Discharge planning combined with a range of motion (ROM) training given to patients and their families are expected to improve muscle strength in patients after returning from the hospital. Aims: This study is to identify the effectiveness of discharge planning in increasing muscle strength. Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study with a pre-posttest design. A total of 34 respondents were selected by cluster random sampling technique, from RAA Soewondo Pati General Hospital of Pati, Central Java, Indonesia. The respondents were divided equally into two groups; an intervention group (N = 17) was given a discharge planning program together with stroke information and range of motion (ROM) training while the control group (N = 17) received a standard discharge planning available in the hospital. Further, Muscle Rating Scale (MRS) was employed to assess the muscle strength on the 2nd, 7th, and 14th day after discharge planning presented to the nonhemorrhagic stroke patients. Results: This present study clearly acknowledges the standard discharge planning program available in the hospital improve the muscle strength of the upper and lower extremity in the nonhemorrhagic stroke patients just 2nd day after the care (pretest), and the significant improvement was observed until the day 14. Moreover, combining the care with ROM training at the intervention group faster the recovery and the muscle strength improved significantly at the 7th day and continue increase at the day 14. Looking to the muscle strength since the 2nd day to the day 14, respectively the muscle strength of upper and lower limb at the control group improved at the point of 0.588 and 0.882, while at the group received the ROM training reached the value of 1.472 and 1.412. Conclusions: The ROM training combined to the current discharge planning program will faster the muscle strength recovery of the nonhemorrhagic stroke patients. This research provide insight how family plays important role to the success in monitoring the rehabilitation and recovery progress. 

scholarly journals Ultrasound-guided superficial cervical plexus block for analgesia in patients undergoing craniotomy via suboccipital retrosigmoid approach: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. e034003
Author(s):  
Kun Peng ◽  
Min Zeng ◽  
Jia Dong ◽  
Xiang Yan ◽  
Dexiang Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Block ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Numerical Rating Scale ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cervical Plexus ◽  
Ethics Review ◽  
Superficial Cervical Plexus Block ◽  
Cervical Plexus Block ◽  
Plexus Block

IntroductionScalp nerve block has been proven to be an alternative choice to opioids in multimodal analgesia. However, for the infratentorial space-occupying craniotomy, especially the suboccipital retrosigmoid craniotomy, scalp nerve block is insufficient.Methods and analysisThe study is a prospective, single-centre, randomised, paralleled-group controlled trial. Patients scheduled to receive elective suboccipital retrosigmoid craniotomy will be randomly assigned to the superficial cervical plexus block group or the control group. After anaesthesia induction, superficial cervical plexus nerve block will be performed under the guidance of ultrasound. The primary outcome is the cumulative consumption of sufentanil by the patient-controlled intravenous analgesia pump within 24 hours after surgery. Secondary outcomes include the cumulative consumption of sufentanil at other four time points and numerical rating scale pain severity score.Ethics and disseminationThe protocol (version number: 2.0, 10 April 2019) has been approved by the Ethics Review Committee of China Registered Clinical Trials (Ethics Review No. ChiECRCT-20190047). The findings of this study will be disseminated in peer-reviewed journals and at scientific conferences.Trial registration numberNCT04036812

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