1.The effect of low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment on the anxiety, depression and sleep problems duing to withdrawal reactions in alcohol dependence patients
Suying NIU ; Linlin YANG ; Yali DI ; Xinzi GUO
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2015;24(5):443-446
Objective To investigate the efficacy of low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) treatment of patients with alcohol dependence,anxiety and depression,and sleep problems.Methods 80 patients with alcohol-dependent patients were randomly divided into experimental group (40 cases) and control group (40 cases).All patients received routine treatment and care,the experimental group received additional rTMS to stimulate parts of the bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal region (DLPFC) 2 brain regions,each side 15 minutes at frequency of 1Hz,patient motion stimulus,intensity threshold (MT) of 80%,five times a week rTMS treatment,a total of 8 weeks,the control group received stimulation coil.Subjects were interviewed,as the time for the baseline,2 weeks,4 weeks and 8 weeks,assessment tools for the hamilton anxiety scale (HAMA),Hamilton depression rating scale (HAMD),Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI).Results Compared with the pre-treatment,HAMA scores (19.5 ± 6.4,13.8± 5.3,7.3± 5.4 respectively) were significantly lower in 2,4,8 weeks after treatment (t 2 =11.29,P<0.01;t 4=15.26,P<0.01;t s =9.40,P<0.01).Compared with the control group,HAMA scores were significantly lower in the experimental group after treatment (P<0.01).Compared with the pretreatment group HAMD scores(17.5±6.6,11.2±4.9,6.1±5.2 respectively)were significantly lower in 2,4,8 weeks after treatment (t 2 =15.54,P<0.01;t 4 =16.68,P<0.01;t s =18.77,P<0.01).Compared with the control group,HAMD scores were significantly lower in the experimental group after treatment (P<0.01).Compared with the control group,PSQI scores were significantly lower in the experimental group in 2,4,8 weeks after treatment (t 2 =26.39,P<0.01;t4=15.21,P<0.01;ts=46.35,P<0.01).Condusion Low-frequency rTMS treatment for alcohol dependence withdrawal symptoms can improve symptoms,such as anxiety and depression,sleep status.
2.The therapeutic effect of sertraline combined with brain function treatment for depressive episodes
Xinzi GUO ; Gaifen ZHANG ; Qianqian WU ; Mo SUN ; Zhenguo WU
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2014;23(8):698-700
Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of sertraline combined with brain function treatment instrument for depressive episodes.Methods According to sequence of hospitalization,80 patients with depression without severe physical disease randomly divided into sertraline with brain function treatment group (40 cases,group A) and only take sertraline group (40 cases,group B),and two groups were given Sertraline 100 mg/day for 8 weeks.24 Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD-24) and 20 Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS-20) were assessed before and after 1,2,4,6,8 weekend treatment.Results The scores of HAMD-24 and SDS-20 were not significant difference between the two groups before treatment(P>0.05),but there were statistically significant after treatment (P<0.05).They were significantly decreased after 8 weeks treatment in group A and were decreased slightly in group B with HAMD-24 and SDS-20.Clinical efficiencies of HAMD of the two groups were 87.2 %,76.3 %,respectively,and those of SDS were 89.7 %,78.9 %,respectively.Clinical efficacy in group A was significantly better than that in group B (P<0.05).Conclusion Sertraline with brain function treatment instrument can shorten the onset time and improve its effect.