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Intervention effect of combining psychological intervention with vocal music on social anxiety disorders in students

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2023

Yuan Liu*
Affiliation:
Qilu Normal University, Jinan 250200, China
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Abstract

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Background

The clinical treatment method for social anxiety disorder is mainly psychological counseling combined with drug treatment, but it has been found in practice that drug treatment has obvious side effects. Psychological counseling intervention can be carried out for a long time and help prevent recurrence. At the same time, this study used interactive music therapy as a new treatment method to participate in psychological intervention for college students.

Subjects and Methods

The study focused on 140 students with social anxiety disorder in universities and randomly divided them into two groups: an experimental group and a control group, with 70 students in each group. The control group received routine treatment, including health education, cognitive therapy, and behavioral therapy. Based on routine treatment, the experimental group received interactive music therapy to observe changes in quality of life and anxiety levels after treatment. Research on the Method of Evaluating Anxiety Level Using the Hamilton Anxiety Scale.

Results

The comparison of anxiety levels between the experimental group and the control group before and after treatment is as follows: After treatment, 140 students showed improvement among chronic anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and total anxiety scores compared to before treatment; However, after interactive music therapy, the scores of the experimental group were significantly reduced compared to the control group.

Conclusions

In summary, interactive music therapy combined with psychological intervention methods can significantly improve the clinical symptoms, life quality, and social function of college students with social anxiety disorder.

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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press