Effects of short-term structural play therapy on children with social anxiety

LIU Min-na; SHEN Ting; ZHOU Yin-yue; GAO Xue-ting; HUANG Zhe.

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2013, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (1) : 100-103.

Effects of short-term structural play therapy on children with social anxiety

LIU Min-na,SHEN Ting,ZHOU Yin-yue,GAO Xue-ting,HUANG Zhe.

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Objective To explore the treatment effect of short-term structural play therapy on children with social anxiety. Methods 23 cases of social anxiety disorders were divided into two groups:12 children received structural play therapy intervention and other 11 children were formed the control group.After the play therapy,all children were evaluated by The Social Anxiety Scale for Children(SASC),Mental Health Test(MHT) and Inventory of Subjective Life Quality(ISLQ). Results After intervention the difference of social anxiety scores were significant between the two groups (P<0.01).After the play therapy,the level of mental health and subjective life quality in the experiment group had been raised. Conclusion Short-term structural play therapy is effective to cure the children with social anxiety disorder in the near future.

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structural play therapy / social anxiety / children

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LIU Min-na,SHEN Ting,ZHOU Yin-yue,GAO Xue-ting,HUANG Zhe.. Effects of short-term structural play therapy on children with social anxiety[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2013, 21(1): 100-103

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【作者简介】刘敏娜(1977-),女,主治医师,硕士学位,主要研究方向为儿童发育行为和儿童心理保健。