Influence of psychological care in family structure on coping style and defense style of patients with depression

Objective To explore the influence of psychological care in family structure on coping style and defense style of patients with depression. Methods One hundred and twenty-four hospitalized patients with depression were divided into the study group and the control group by the admission time. The study group was treated by the psychological care in family structure, and the control group received routine care of depression. The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD), Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA), Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ) and the Defense Style Questionnaire (DSQ) were assessed in the 0 th , 12 th and 24 th week. Results In the 12 th and 24 th week, the differences of HAMD, HAMA, actively coping, negative coping of SCSQ and immature factor scores were statistically significant between before and after nursing and between the study group and the control group (P0.01). There was positive correlation between HAMD reduction scores and negative coping of SCSQ and immature factor scores (P0.05). There was negative correlation between HAMD reduction scores and actively coping (P0.05). There was positive correlation between HAMA reduction scores and negative coping (P0.05). Conclusion Psychological care in family structure can relieve depression and anxiety, and improve coping style and defense style in patients with depression.