Journal of International Psychiatry

[Abstract] Objective To explore the intervention effect of dynamic group psychotherapy on adolescent depression. Methods A total of 102 adolescent depression patients from April 2020 to March 2022 were selected as the study subjects, and they were randomly divided into two groups using the digital table method. The control group received medication, while the observation group received dynamic group psychotherapy based on the control group. The Self Rating Anxiety Scale for Children (SCARED), the Self Rating Depression Scale for Children (DSRSC), the Drug Compliance Scale, and the Piers-Harris Self Awareness Scale of the two groups before and after treatment were compared. Results After treatment, the SCARED score and the DSRSC score in the two groups were significantly reduced, and after treatment, the two scores in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group, (P<0.05). After treatment, the medication compliance score and Piers-Harris score in both groups were significantly increased, and the two scores in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group after treatment (P<0.05). Conclusion Dynamic group psychotherapy can effectively reduce anxiety and depression in adolescent depression patients, improve medication compliance and self awareness.

Key words Dynamic Group Psychotherapy; Teenagers; Depression; Medication Compliance; Self-Consciousness