Hu CC, Huang JW, Wei N, Hu SH, Hu JB, Li SG, Lai JB, Huang ML, Wang DD, Chen JK, Zhou XY, Wang Z, Xu Y. Interpersonal psychotherapy-based psychological intervention for patient suffering from COVID-19: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2020; 8(23): 6064-6070 [PMID: 33344606 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i23.6064]
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Yi Xu, MD, Chief Doctor, Department of Mental Health, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No. 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China. xuyizju@zju.edu.cn
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Psychology
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Case Report
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Chan-Chan Hu, Jin-Wen Huang, Ning Wei, Shao-Hua Hu, Jian-Bo Hu, Shu-Guang Li, Jian-Bo Lai, Dan-Dan Wang, Jing-Kai Chen, Xiao-Yi Zhou, Zhong Wang, Yi Xu, Department of Mental Health, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China
Man-Li Huang, Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Xu Y and Hu SH contributed equally to this work; Wei N and Wang DD worked in the isolation ward giving psychological therapy to the patient of this case; Huang JW was responsible for psychological care of this patient; Xu Y, Hu SH, Huang ML, and Hu JB designed the research study; Hu CC, Chen JK, Zhou XY, and Wang Z performed the research; Hu CC and Lai JB analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; Li SG revised the English expression; All authors have read and approve the final manuscript.
Supported byMedical and Health Science and Technology Plan Project of Zhejiang Province, No. 2015KYB123; and General Research Project (Humanities and Social Sciences) of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Education, No. Y201840048.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
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Corresponding author: Yi Xu, MD, Chief Doctor, Department of Mental Health, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No. 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China. xuyizju@zju.edu.cn
Received: July 13, 2020 Peer-review started: July 13, 2020 First decision: August 22, 2020 Revised: September 4, 2020 Accepted: October 27, 2020 Article in press: October 27, 2020 Published online: December 6, 2020 Processing time: 144 Days and 6.4 Hours
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first found in Wuhan, China, and it has rapidly spread worldwide since the end of 2019. There is an urgent need to treat the physical and psychological aspects of COVID-19. Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)-based psychological intervention is an evidence-based therapy for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
CASE SUMMARY
This report describes a case of COVID-19 in a patient who transmitted the disease to his entire family. The patient received four sessions of IPT-based psychological intervention. We used the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression and Patient Health Questionnaire to measure depression level, and the Hamilton Anxiety Scale and Generalized Anxiety Disorder to measure anxiety among the patients.
CONCLUSION
This case shows that IPT-based therapy can reduce COVID-19 patient depression and anxiety and the advantage of IPT-based therapy.
Core Tip: Coronavirus disease 2019 has induced negative emotions (COVID-19), such as anxiety, depression, insomnia, denial, anger, fear, and stress, that affect medical staff, patients, and the general public. Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)-based psychological intervention is an evidence-based therapy for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. We found that interpersonal IPT-based therapy is efficacious in COVID-19 patients with these psychological problems.
