Clinical Observation of Mood Disorders in Convalescence of SARS Treated with Chinese Medical Therapy

Objective To investigate the curative effect of the integrated therapy of Chinese and western medicine on the patients with anxiety and depression in the convalescence of SARS in Xiaotangshan Hospital. Method The patients with anxiety and depression in convalescence of SARS were divided into the treatment group(n=61) and the control group (n=60). The treatment group was treated with basic western medical treatment integrated with Chinese medicine. All patients were examined by HAMD and HAMA before and after the treatment.Results The result showed that the improvement of the total score of HAMD and HAMD parameter Ⅵ (disturbed sleep), the total score of HAMA and HAMA parameterⅡ (psychiatric anxiety) in the treatment group was much better than that in the control group. The curative effect of the treatment on mood disorders in convalescence of SARS was improved after using Ciwujia Injection. Conclusion The integrated therapy of Chinese and western medicine for the treatment of the patient with anxiety and depression in convalescence of SARS can relieve the symptoms, speed up the recovery and raise the life quality of the patients.