ABSTRACT
Objective To observe the clinical effect of Morinda officinalis How oligosaccharide capsule (MOs) combined with psychological therapy in the treatment of postpartum depression .Methods 60 patients with postpartum depression were randomly divided into two groups ,30 cases in each group.The control group was adopted the psychological therapy,and the observation group received combined treatment of MOs and psychological therapy . The HAMD-17 and Chinese medicine scale for the quality of kidney deficiency syndrome (CMSKDS) were used to assess the treatment effect after 2,4,6 weeks treatment.The TESS was adopted to evaluate the side effect of treatment . Results There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups on HAMD and CMSKDS before treatment(all P >0.05).After treatment,the effective rates of HAMD and CMSKDS (reducing score ≥25%) of the two groups were 67.62%(control group) and 70.00%(observation group),the defferences between the two groups were statistically significant (all P <0.01).There was no statistically significant difference in TESS result ( P >0.05).Conclusion The clinical effect of combined MOs and psychological therapy in the treatment of postnatal depression is remarkable,with little side effect,which can be strongly recommended .