Efficiency and comparative results of using psychotechnological methods of psychocorrection ‒ gaudiumotherapy and gelototherapy

Efficiency and comparative results of using psychotechnological methods of psychocorrection ‒ gaudiumotherapy and gelototherapy

 

Authors

 

Skutin A.V.

Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “Ural State University of Physical Culture”, Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation

Gromov V.A.

Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “South Ural State Humanitarian and Pedagogical University”, Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation

Shaikhetdinov R.G.

Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “South Ural State University (national research university)”, Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation

Moroz I.N.

State Budgetary Healthcare Institution “Regional Clinical Specialized Psychoneurological Hospital no. 1”, Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation

 

https://doi.org/10.26617/1810-3111-2024-2(123)-75-85

 

Journal: Siberian Herald of Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry. 2024; 2 (123):  75-85.

 

Abstract

Introduction. Currently, throughout the world and in the Russian Federation, there is a steady increase in mental disorders, including nonpsychotic ones, in connection with this, the search for safe, original psychotherapeutic methods that do not require special financial costs, while at the same time having accessibility and minimal side effects, is relevant. Objective: comparative assessment of psychocorrective methods ‒ gaudiumotherapy and gelototherapy, used as part of the complex treatment of neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders. Material and Methods. The study was carried out based on the department of neuroses and borderline conditions of the Regional Clinical Specialized Psychoneurological Hospital no. 1 of Chelyabinsk in September-October 2023. The study sample included patients (n=143) aged 22-65 years with neurotic, diagnosed according to ICD-10, associated with stress and somatoform disorders (F40-F48). All patients received standard psychopharmacotherapy. The sample was divided into 2 groups of patients: group 1 (n=70) ‒ additional gelototherapy, group 2 (n=73) ‒ gaudiumotherapy. When examining patients, we used general clinical methods and a clinical-psychopathological assessment of the patients’ condition using psychometric questionnaires for quantitative and qualitative assessment of the severity of symptoms: a questionnaire for identifying and assessing neurotic symptoms (K.K. Yakhin and D.M. Mendelevich), a questionnaire of quality-of-life SF-36, a questionnaire for determining the level of neuroticism and psychopathization. Results. A positive statistically significant effect of gelototherapy and gaudiumotherapy on the mental state of patients was established. A predominant statistically significant effect of gelototherapy on the pain factor was revealed in comparison with gaudiumotherapy according to comparative data at the time of admission to the hospital and at the end of therapy: 55.4±3.6 and 38.4±2.9 points (p<0.001) vs. 46.3±4.6 and 36.5±2.1 points (p<0.01). At the same time, gaudiumotherapy had a more pronounced statistically significant effect on the leveling of neurotic depression according questionnaire by K.K. Yakhin, D.M. Mendelevich compared with gelototherapy: -4.08±5.31 and 3.68±4.50 points (p<0.001) versus -3.85±5.56 and 1.58±3.71 points (p<0 ,01). A higher statistically significant effect on reducing the level of neuroticism of gaudiumotherapy was found compared to gelototherapy: 19.65±11.47 and 38.76±21.27 points (p≤0.01) versus 25.45±13.28 and 34.73±10.49 points (p≤0.05). Conclusion. The feasibility of using gaudiumotherapy and gelototherapy in combination with psychopharmacotherapy as part of group psychotherapy (10 sessions) for patients with mental disorders has been proven.

 

Keywords: neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders, psychopharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, gelototherapy (laughter therapy), gaudiumotherapy (joy therapy).

 

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For citation: Skutin A.V., Gromov V.A., Shaikhetdinov R.G., Moroz I.N. Efficiency and comparative results of usingpsychotechnological methods of psychocorrection ‒ gaudiumotherapy and gelototherapy. Siberian Herald of Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry.2024; 2 (123): 75-85. https://doi.org/10.26617/1810-3111-2024-2(123)-75-85

 

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