How to Implement Psychological Desensitization Therapy?

Update Date: 2024-05-27 Source: Network

Nowadays, people are paying more and more attention to mental illnesses and even beginning to focus on psychotherapy. Generally speaking, psychological desensitization therapy is mainly aimed at treating adverse emotions such as excessive nervousness or fear. Although the scope of treatment for psychological desensitization therapy in China is not very extensive, patients can still receive professional treatment in specialized hospitals. In addition, patients themselves also need to strive to overcome some adverse emotions.

Desensitization Therapy Procedure:

Firstly, the allergen should be identified, and then preparations of different concentrations of the allergen are made. These preparations are repeatedly injected subcutaneously into patients who have positive skin tests for the corresponding allergen. The dose starts small and gradually increases, and the concentration starts low and gradually increases, gradually inducing the patient to tolerate the allergen without experiencing an allergic reaction.

Indications for Desensitization Therapy:

1. The patient's symptoms are caused by a single or a few allergens.
2. The patient's symptoms are closely related to contact with the allergen, and avoidance of contact with the allergen is not possible.
3. Patients with allergic rhinitis experience lower respiratory symptoms during peak allergen seasons.
4. Patients with seasonal pollen allergies who have prolonged or early onset of symptoms.
5. Patients who experience side effects from medication.
6. Patients who cannot effectively control their symptoms with appropriate medication (such as inhaled corticosteroids or oral antihistamines).
7. Patients who are unwilling to undergo long-term medication.

Contraindications for Desensitization Therapy:

1. Absolute contraindications include severe cardiovascular disease, immune system diseases, the need to take beta-blockers, cancer, inability to determine the allergen, lack of compliance, and severe psychological disorders.
2. Relative contraindications include children under 5 years old and pregnant women (specific immunotherapy should not be started during pregnancy, but if treatment has been well-tolerated prior to pregnancy, it does not need to be interrupted), unstable or acute asthma, moderate to severe persistent asthma, etc.

Possible Adverse Reactions:

Possible adverse reactions may include local urticaria, rhinitis, mild asthma, and systemic reactions (such as generalized urticaria, angioedema), and in severe cases, anaphylactic shock may occur.