Journal of International Psychiatry

[Abstract] Objective To explore the psychotherapy effect of reading combined with nostalgia therapy on middle-aged and elderly depression. Methods A total of 100 middle-aged and elderly patients with depression from January 2019 to October 2020 were selected, and randomly divide them into two groups by number table. Both groups were given antidepressants. Patients in the control group were treated with conventional cognitive behavioral therapy. Patients in the observation group were treated with reading combined with nostalgia therapy, and all were treated with intervention for 3 months. The self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), self-rating depression scale (SDS), the University of Newfoundland Happiness Scale (MUNSH) and the Quality-of-Life Scale (QOL-100) were compared between the two groups before and after treatment. Results After treatment, the SAS score and SDS score of the two groups were significantly reduced, and the two scores of the observation group were lower than those of the control group after treatment (P<0.05). After intervention, the QOL-100 score and MUNSH score of the observation group increased significantly, and the observation group was significantly higher than the control group after treatment (P<0.05). Conclusion Reading combined with nostalgia therapy for the psychotherapy of middle-aged and elderly depression can significantly improve anxiety and depression, improve subjective well-being and quality of life.

Key words Reading Therapy; Nostalgia Therapy; Middle-Aged And Elderly Depression; Psychotherapy