电针治疗中风后抑郁症的疗效观察

目的:探讨电针对中风后抑郁症的治疗作用.方法:将80例中风后抑郁症患者随机分为对照组(40例)和治疗组(40例),对照组El服氟西汀(百忧解),治疗组红此基础上加电针治疗.分别在治疗前后用汉密尔顿抑郁量表(HAMD)和Barthel指数(BI)对两组患者进行评定,观察治疗前后变化.结果:治疗2个疗程后.两组抑郁症患者HAMD评分都较治疗前降低,但治疗组降低更明显,与对照组比较差异具有显著性意义(P<0.05);治疗组患者的BI评分提高也较对照组明显(P<0.05),说明治疗组效果优于对照组.结论:电针治疗可以促进中风后抑郁症状的改善,更好地提高中风患者的口常生活活动能力,改善患者的生存质量.

The therapeutic effects of electric acupuncture on post stroke depression

Objective:To observe the clinical therapeutic effects of electric acupuncture on post stroke depression (PSD). Method: Eighty cases with PSD were randomly divided into control group (40 cases) and treatment group (40 cases). Control group took Fluoxetine(Prozac) 20mg/d, treatment group received electric acupuncture additionally. All patients were evaluated by Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) and Barthel Index (BI) respectively before and after treatment. Result: After 2 periods of treatment, the HAMD scores decreased in both groups, but treatment group with lower scores showed significantly difference compared with control group(P<0.05); in treatment group BI scores improved significantly than control group(P<0.05). Conclusion: Electric acupuncture treatment could improve PSD symptoms and improve the capacity of activities of daily living and quality of life in PSD patients.