Psychological counseling for anxiety and depression is usually effective, as it can help alleviate emotional symptoms and improve social functioning. Psychological counseling is mainly intervened through cognitive behavioral therapy, interpersonal relationship therapy, supportive psychotherapy, and other methods. The specific effect depends on the severity of the individual's condition, cooperation, and the adaptability of the counseling method. Patients with mild to moderate anxiety and depression can significantly benefit from regular psychological counseling. Cognitive behavioral therapy can help identify and correct negative thinking patterns, reduce catastrophic imagination, and gradually restore daily activity abilities with behavioral activation training. Interpersonal therapy focuses on improving social conflicts or role transition issues, and is suitable for emotional disorders caused by interpersonal stress. Supportive psychotherapy establishes a trusting relationship through listening and empathy, alleviates feelings of loneliness and helplessness, and is suitable for those who receive counseling or have comorbid physical illnesses in the early stages. Group counseling can utilize peer support effects to reduce shame, but it is necessary to screen for matching members. Patients with severe or chronic anxiety and depression require combined medication treatment. When there is a serious suicidal tendency, psychotic symptoms, or severe impairment of social function, the effectiveness of simple psychological counseling is limited. Some patients need to stabilize their symptoms with medication first and then cooperate with psychological intervention due to an imbalance of neurotransmitters in the brain. Individuals with comorbidities of personality disorders may require long-term dialectical behavioral therapy, and short-term counseling may not be effective. Patients with lower levels of education or impaired cognitive function need to adjust the complexity of counseling techniques. The evaluation of psychological counseling effectiveness should last for 4-12 weeks, and it is recommended to have 1-2 standardized meetings per week. Patients can record their emotional changes in a diary to assist in evaluation, and enhance the effect with mindfulness breathing exercises or progressive muscle relaxation training. If the symptoms do not improve after 6 weeks, the diagnosis needs to be reassessed or the intervention plan adjusted. Family members should avoid excessively urging the progress of rehabilitation and maintain stable companionship to consolidate the effectiveness of counseling.



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