ZHANG Qing-hui, AI Li-ying, CHEN Wei, YUAN Yuan, WANG Lu, YANG Gui-juan, YANG Hai-dong
Objective This study was designed to investigate the effect of Valproate combined with group cognitive behavioral therapy (G-CBT) on the inflammatory factors levels of and quality of life in patients with bipolar disorder. Methods A total of 146 patients with bipolar disorder diagnosed and treated in Geleshan Campus of Chongqing Mental Health Center from June 2017 to June 2019 were recruited as participants, and they were divided into treatment group (n=72) and control group (n=74), and 64 participants in each group completed this research. The patients in control group were treated with magnesium valproate, and those in treatment group were given magnesium Valproate combined with group-congnitive behavioral therapy(G-CBT). After 8 weeks, the treatment effects of the two groups were compared. The levels of interleukin-1β,IL-1β, intorleukin-2,IL-2, and tumor necrosis factor-α,TNF-α inflammatory factors were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and the quality of life of the study subjects was evaluated using the quality of life summary table (SF-36). Results The total effective rates of treatment group and control group were 90.6% and 76.6% respectively with statistically significant difference (P<0.05). The levels of IL-1β, IL-2 and ,TNF-α in both groups before treatment were not statistically significant (P>0.05). After treatment, the levels of inflammatory factors in the two groups decreased significantly. The levels of IL-1β and TNF-α in treatment group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P<0.05), but the level of IL-2 was not statistically different between the two groups (P>0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the scores of the eight dimensions of the SF-36 scale before treatment (P>0.05). Except for the bodily pain dimension, each dimension including physical function, role limitations due to physical health, general health, vitality, social function, role limitations due to emotional problems, and mental health of the treatment group scores were significantly higher than those in the control group (P<0.05) after treatment. Conclusion Valproate combined with G-CBT is effective in the treatment of bipolar disorder and it can effectively improve the quality of life of patients. After combined treatment, the levels of IL-1β and TNF-α inflammatory factors were significantly reduced.