Clinical efficacy of Naikan cognitive therapy in the treatment of alcohol dependent patients / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the clinical efficacy of Naikan cognitive therapy(NCT) for alcohol dependent patients.Methods 64 cases of alcohol-dependent patients were randomly assigned to the study group (32 cases) and the control group (32 cases).The study group was treated with NCT for successive 7 days on the basis of taking original drugs; and the control group was only given the original drug therapy.The obsessive compulsive drinking scale (OCDS),self-report symptom inventory(SCL-90),nurses observation scale for inpatient evaluation(NOSIE) were administered to all subjects at pre-and post-treatment.Results ①After the treatments,the scores of OCDS in study group (49.51 ± 1.63) were lower than that in control group(53.92 ± 1.82),and the statistical difference had the significance (P ＜ 0.01).②After the treatments,the total scores and some factor scores of SCL-90 in study group were lower than in control group (t =-2.413,P =0.019 ; t =-2.033,P =0.047 ; t =-2.065,P =0.044 ; t =-2.038,0.046),and the difference was statistically significant.③After the treatments,in the study group,the scores of the total estimated factor and total positive factor(187.10 ± 18.80;78.51 ±12.22) were higher than in control group (175.51 ± 11.71 ; 68.22 ± 11.87),total negative factor score (15.55 ±9.46) were lower than in control group (20.51 ± 9.33),and the difference was statistically significant.Conclusion NCT can effectively inhibit alcohol craving,and reduce the drinking wine relevant questions.It can help to improve psychological symptoms in patients with alcohol dependence,especially depression and anxious symptoms.