Effect of Health Education and Supportive Therapy on Neuroses / 中国临床心理学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective: To explore the effect of health education and supportive therapy on neuroses. Methods: Fifty six subjects were assigned into two groups according to the sequence of hospitalization. Both groups received the same drug treatment, average dosage in experiment group fluoxetine 20～30mg/d (9 cases), Amitriptyline 75～150mg/d(8 case), Alprazolam 1.6～ 2.8mg/d(13 cases), received the health education and supportive therapy for 38 to 60 days in addition to drug treatment. In control group, fluoxetine 20～30mg/d(11 case), Amitriptyline 75～200mg/d(5 cases), Alprazolam 1.2～2.8mg/d(10 cases) were used. The Symptom Checklist 90 was used for assessment before and after treatment and cure rate was evaluated by clinical standard at discharge in both groups. Results: Cure rate was higher in the experimental group (94%) than control group (71%, P<0.05). The total score of the Symptom Checklist 90 and main factors were lower in the experimental group than the control group (P<0.01). Conclussion Early health education and supportive therapy can improve the treatment outcome of patients with neuroses.