Effect of light therapy combined with fluoxetine on winter attack depression / 中国康复理论与实践
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
; (12): 200-201, 2004.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-978010
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ABSTRACT
@#ObjectiveTo observe the effect of light therapy combined with fluoxetine on winter attack depression.Methods68 patients of winter attack depression were divided randomly into the treatment group and control group with 34 cases in each group. Patients of the treatment group were treated by bright white light combined with fluoxetine (20 mg/d), but cases of the control group were treated only with fluoxetine. Therapeutic effects of two groups were evaluated with BDI, HAMD, and SCL-90 scales and traditional evaluation.ResultsPatients of the treatment group had a better effect than that of the control group (P<0.05).ConclusionLight therapy combined with fluoxetine has a good short and long term effect on winter attack depression, and can prevent from recurrence.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
Year:
2004
Document type:
Article