Depression in General Hospital and Therapeutic Effect of Paroxetine
- VernacularTitle:综合性医院抑郁症的特点及疗效分析
- Author:
Sheng LUO
;
Yun JIANG
;
Kai WU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
psychiatry depression case-control studies hospital somatic symptom Paroxetine treatment
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2002;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To study the clinical features of depressive patients consulting neurological clinics in a general hospital and the therapeutic effect of Paroxetine in treatment of depression in this group Methods: 46 patients with depressive symptoms were collected consecutively, 24 among them were treated by Paroxetine The changes of scores of HAMD and Clinical Global Impression(CGI) before and after treatment were used to assess the therapeutic effect Results: Patients complained a variety of somatic symptoms involved nearly all systems, After four weeks’treatment of Paroxetine, both HAMD and CGI scores decreased dramatically The change of HAMD became significant at the end of the first week of treatment Conclusion: Depressive patients consulting general hospital have many somatic complaints Paroxetine has both anxioletic and antidepressant effects in this group of patients
