A Clinical Analysis of Fluoxetine Treatment for 54 Cases with Depressive/Anxiety Symptoms in Cancer Patient
- VernacularTitle:氟西汀治疗54例恶性肿瘤伴抑郁/焦虑状态的临床分析
- Author:
Qingbo LI
;
Haibing ZHANG
;
Xinhua SHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
malignant tumor;
depression/anxiety;
quality of life;
fluoxitine
- From:
Journal of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
2006;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
[Objective] To study the effect and reliability of fluoxetine on depression and symptoms in cancer patient,and to assess the overall quality of life before and after treatment.[Methods]We treated 54 cancer patients with depression by Fluxetine for 8 w,at the same time,evaluated their emotion state,change of quality of life and the adverse effect with HAMD,HAMA,TESS and laboratory tests.[Results]After 8 w,patients’ scores of anxiety and depression decreased significantly from the baseline,effective rates were 82.4% and 96.3% respectively.3 domains of quality of life (physiology,psychology and independence) became much better than those of baseline.The side effect of fluxetine was small.[Conclusion]This study shows that fluoxetine can reduce the depression and anxiety symptoms in cancer patients.
