1.A Clinical Trial of Paroxetine and Psychotherapy in Patients with Poststroke Depression and Anxiety
Xin WANG ; Yan HE ; Chun-Ling XIAO ; Hong YU ; Hua QU ; Qiaoguang HAO ; Shouwu XIANG ; Xia LI ;
Chinese Mental Health Journal 2002;0(08):-
Objective:To study the efficacy of paroxetine and psychotherapy in patients with poststroke de- pression and anxiety.Methods:81 patients who met the CCMD-3 criteria of depression and anxiety after acute brain stroke were recruited and randomized into 3 groups.Group A was treated with routine antistroke medication and paroxetine;Group B was treated with routine antistroke medications,paroxetine plus psychotherapy;Group C(con- trol)was treated with routine antistroke medication.All patients were treated for 6 weeks and evaluated with SSS, HAMD,HAMA as measures of efficacy and side effects.Results:The comorbidity rate of poststroke depression and anxiety was 65.9%.According to the reduction of SSS,HAMD and HAMA scores,and increase of BI score,signifi- cant improvement has been showed in all patients.There was significant difference among group A,B and the control group(P
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