Balancing psychotherapy: A comprehensive review of clinical applications, efficacy, and innovations

Abstract

Balancing psychotherapy (BPT), rooted in the oriental philosophical system, applies the theory of balance to achieve harmony between mind and body by focusing on “mastery of degree” and “coordination of relationships.” Recent clinical studies have demonstrated the efficacy of BPT in various formats - individual BPT, group BPT, and virtual reality-based BPT - for treating major depressive disorder, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. This review aims to evaluate the efficacy of BPT across different psychological disorders by analyzing existing clinical studies. It also seeks to contribute to the theoretical refinement and practical enrichment of BPT as a distinctive and culturally rooted psychotherapeutic approach.

Keywords

Balancing psychotherapy / Virtual reality technology / Treatment efficacy

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Conflict of interest

Yonggui Yuan is an Editor-in-Chief of this journal but was not in any way involved in the editorial and peer-review process conducted for this paper, directly or indirectly. Separately, other authors declared that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have influenced the work reported in this paper.

Author contributions

Conceptualization: Yonggui Yuan

Writing - original draft: Ni Yang

Writing - review & editing: Yonggui Yuan

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