Influence of Balanced Psychotherapy Assisted by Escitalopram on the Adaptation Load Index and Mindfulness Level of Depression

FENG Li; CHEN Jian; ZHAN Jiaxian

doi:10.16458/j.cnki.1007-0893.2025.15.004

Abstract：Objective To explore the therapeutic effect of balance psychotherapy guided by virtual reality technology combined with escitalopram on depression.Methods A total of 80 patients with depression from Fuzhou Mental Health Sanatorium and Fuzhou Second General Hospital from October 2022 to October 2024 were selected as the research subjects and divided into a control group and an observation group,with 40 cases in each group.Patients in the control group received escitalopram treatment,while those in the observation group received balance psychotherapy guided by virtual reality technology in addition to the treatment of the control group.The adaptation load index,mindfulness level,and disease severity of the two groups were compared before and after treatment.Results After treatment,the adaptation load index of both groups was lower than that before treatment,and the index in the observation group was lower than that in the control group,with statistically significant difference(P<0.05);after treatment,the five factors scores and total scores of mindfulness level of both groups were higher than those before treatment,and the scores in the observation group were higher than those in the control group,with statistically significant differences(P<0.05);after treatment,the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale scores and 17-item Hamilton Depression Scale scores of both groups were lower than those before treatment,and the scores in the observation group were lower than those in the control group,with statistically significant differences(P<0.05).Conclusion The treatment plan of balance psychotherapy guided by virtual reality technology combined with escitalopram for patients with depression can reduce the severity of the disease on the basis of regulating the adaptation load index and mindfulness level.