To investigale the relationship between the therapy constitution consolidating and depression smoothing (固本解鬱法) and the improvement of poststroke depression (PSD). 162 patients with PSD in treatment group took tonic to the heart and spleen & smooth depression decoction (心脾解鬱湯), 150 patients with PSD in control group took amitriptyline. The treatment course was 4 weeks. After patients with PSD had been treated for 2,4 weeks, respectively, the total mark and the mark of each of our factors assessed by HAMD in treatment group were significatly lower than thosein control group (P<0.01), The side effects of treatment group were less than those of control group (P<0.05). The base pathogenesis of PSD is related to cerebral infarction or hemorrhage after apoplexy. The therapeutic effect of tonic to the heart and spleen & smooth depression decoction (心脾解鬱湯) on PSD is superior to that of traditional anti-depression drugs, without obvious side effects.
To investigale the relationship between the therapy constitution consolidating and depression smoothing (固本解鬱法) and the improvement of poststroke depression (PSD). 162 patients with PSD in treatment group took tonic to the heart and spleen & smooth depression decoction (心脾解鬱湯), 150 patients with PSD in control group took amitriptyline. The treatment course was 4 weeks. After patients with PSD had been treated for 2,4 weeks, respectively, the total mark and the mark of each of our factors assessed by HAMD in treatment group were significatly lower than thosein control group (P<0.01), The side effects of treatment group were less than those of control group (P<0.05). The base pathogenesis of PSD is related to cerebral infarction or hemorrhage after apoplexy. The therapeutic effect of tonic to the heart and spleen & smooth depression decoction (心脾解鬱湯) on PSD is superior to that of traditional anti-depression drugs, without obvious side effects.