A Control Study of Calligraphy Training Plus Drug
Treatment in The Intervention of Anxiety Disorder
Volume 3 - Issue 2
Henry S.R. Kao1*, Xingping Dong2, Jimin Jia2, Jun Wang2, Zhonglan Cui2, Rongxing Zhang2
1Department of Psychology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2Binzhou People’s General Hospital, Binzhou, China
Received:June 25, 2021 Published: July 13, 2021
*Corresponding author: Henry SR Kao, Department of Psychology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
DOI: 10.32474/OAJCAM.2021.03.000159
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Background: Chinese calligraphy handwriting (CCH) enhances one’s cognitive, emotional, and physiological functions. Its
applications have shown effective improvements in psychological, psychosomatic, behavioral, and clinical disorders, including
anxiety symptoms associated with neurosis, depression, schizophrenia, and cancers.
Objectives: We tested the effects of a combined CCH plus Venlafaxine training as a new treatment method, which involved the
use of anti-anxiety drugs together with CCH training for a new system of behavioral intervention.
Methods: 60 patients meeting the criterion of CCMD-3 for anxiety disorder were assigned randomly to the Exp Group (N-31) or
the Control Group (N-29) for an eight-week protocol. The Exp Group was given both Venlafaxine and the CCH training, whereas the
Control Group received only Venlafaxine. Effects were evaluated with the Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA), Self-Rating Anxiety Scale
(SAS), and Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI) before and after 2, 4, 8 weeks of treatment, respectively.
Results: The Total Scores of HAMA, SAS, CGI in the Exp Group showed significant improvements after 4 and 8-weeks of the
treatment (p<.05). All Pre-Post t-tests for the Exp Group in all three measures reached P<0.01 level, whereas those for the Control
Group reached P<0.05 level of significance, both after the 8th week. postt-tests after the 4th week showed P<0.05 for the Exp Group,
but not for the Control Group in any of the measures.
Conclusion: Treatment by CCH plus Venlafaxine resulted in better effects than using only Venlafaxine for anxiety disorders. The
combined drug and CCH intervention offers effective clinical outcomes
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