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Chinese Mental Health Journal
; (12)2002.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-582774
ABSTRACT
Objective: To study the effect of antidepressant in treatment of patients with PSD (post-stroke depression) Method: 121 patients with PSD in their rehabilitation period were stratified by results of HAMD and then randomly divided into two groups, the study group (n=64) received Paroxetine 20 mg daily, the control group (n=57) received placebo After 4 months, the result was assessed with HAMD, CSS and ADL (activity of daily living) Result: In the period of rehabilitation of stroke, the degree of neurological impairment (CSS score) was positively correlated to depression (r=0 99, P