The Effects of a Joint Treatment on Menopausal Patients with Anxiety and Depression / 中国心理卫生杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective: To compare the effects of HRT joint Fluoxetine with HRT only in treating menopausal patients with anxiety/depressive symptom. Method: 66 Menopausal Patients who met the criteria of depression of ICD-10 co-morbid with anxiety were evaluated with HAMD, HAMA and TESS in terms of effects and side effects. All subjects were divided into three groups. The first group included 23 patients treated with HRT only, the second group included 23 patients treated with HRT joint Fluoxetine, and the third group included 20 patients treated with HRT joint Fluoxetine and psychotherapy. Results:All of the three groups showed significant improvement after 6 weeks treatment in terms of HAMD scores. There was no significant difference between the first group and the second group, the second group and the third group, meanwhile there was significant difference between the first group and the third group(P