Enhancing bipolar disorder treatment among employed college students through the integration of civic education and lamotrigine: a context of educational psychology

Abstract

Background

The current psychological problem of bipolar disorder among college students due to employment pressure is characterized by a long course of illness, high suicide, and disability rates. Traditional drug therapy not only accelerates the circulation frequency of manic and depressive episodes but also leads to drug tolerance. Therefore, the study aims to combine ideological and political education with lamotrigine in the context of educational psychology to achieve the combined treatment of bipolar disorder among employed college students.

Subjects and Methods

This study focused on 50 college students with bipolar disorder who were employed. The participants were divided into two groups, Group A and Group B, based on illness duration. Group A received a single lamotrigine treatment, while Group B received a combination of ideological and political education and lamotrigine treatment, with a total treatment time of six months. After the experimental results were processed using SPSS17.0 statistical software, and the Hamilton Depression Scale scores of the two groups of patients before and after treatment were compared.

Results

After three months of treatment, the score was 18.77 ± 2.37 points. After six months of treatment, the score decreased to 7.67 ± 2.57 points, significantly lower than the control group’s 14.34 ± 2.17 points at this time.

Conclusions

The integration of ideological and political education with lamotrigine treatment yields a substantial therapeutic impact on bipolar disorder among employed college students. This comprehensive approach underscores the importance of considering educational psychology when devising treatment strategies for psychological disorders.

Acknowledgement

The Yancheng Social Science Fund Project 2023 (No. 23skA163).