MODERN METHODS OF PSYCHOTHERAPY IN CHILDREN WITH TYPE I DIABETES MELLITUS.

Abstract

The purpose of the study: to study the effectiveness of art therapy in children with type I diabetes mellitus to optimize psychocorrective and therapeutic psychological care. Materials and methods of research. 110 children of senior school age with a verified diagnosis of type I diabetes were examined. The distribution by clinical groups, taking into account the endocrinological diagnosis, was as follows: 51 (46.3% of the study cases) patients with mild qandli diabet, 46 (42.5% of the study cases) patients with moderate qandli diabet; 13 (11.2% of the study cases) patients with severe qandli diabet. The average age of the patients was 14.8±1.7 years. The method of determining coping strategies for school-age children developed by I.M. Nikolskaya and R.M. Granovskaya was used. To normalize the reduction of anxiety and the reduction of psychoemotional disorders in children, group and individual sessions with psychotherapists were conducted for 3 months according to a specially developed rehabilitation program. Results. The effectiveness of art therapy in children with diabetes mellitus has been determined as a method that reduces the level of depression and anxiety, psychoemotional state and forms adaptive, stress-coping behavior. 86.7% of the children surveyed had a significant decrease in anxiety and depression