ABSTRACT
Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of traditional Chinese mental intervention in treating post-apoplexy depressive disorder and its effects on recovery of activities of daily living(ADL).Methods 64 cases of post-apoplexy depressive disorder patients of light or moderate degree(evaluated by HAMD scale)were randomly separated into an experiment group and a control group.On the basis of identical basic clinical treatments,the experiment group was treated with traditional Chinese mental intervention,and the results were evaluated by HAMD scale and ADL scale at the 40th,the 70th and the 100th day.Results There were no differences in marks of the two scale between the experiment group and the control group at the beginning(P＞0.05).At the 40th day,the HAMD scale mark was 13.04±4.86 in the experiment group and 17.92±5.82 in the control group,showing significant differences(P＜0.05)between the two groups.At the same time,the ADL scale mark was 61.85±11.73 in the experiment group and 53.02±10.54 in the control group,showing significant differences between the two groups too(P＜0.05).At the 70th day and 100th day,the differences became much more notable(P＜0.01).Conclusion Traditional Chinese mental intervention was effective in promoting the motor function and activities of daily living and relieving the depress disorder for post-apoplexy depressive disorder.Post-apoplexy depress disorder patients should be treated with Chinese traditional mental intervention as soon as possible.