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Effects of Psychotherapy and Trazodone in Treating Hypertension with Anxiety and Depression

Zeng Chao-hua

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Objective Observe the effects of psychotherapy add trazodone in treating the hypertension patients with anxiety and depression. Methods 92 hypertension patients which HAMD scale over 17 or HAMA scale over 14, were divided into three groups:group A remained their antihypertension therapy;group B:antihypertension therapy added psychotherapy;group C:antihypertension therapy added psychotherapy and use trazodone 50～150mg/d. The course was 4 weeks. Results After 4 weeks, the change of systolic and diastolic pressure showed significant difference between group C-B (p0.01) and group C-A (p0.001). The reduced scale of HAMD and HAMA showed significant difference between group C-A (p0.001,p0.05) and C-B (p0.01,p0.001). Conclusions Psychotherapy and trazodone show good assistant for the hypertension patients with anxiety and depression.

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Objective Observe the effects of psychotherapy add trazodone in treating the hypertension patients with anxiety and depression. Methods 92 hypertension patients which HAMD scale over 17 or HAMA scale over 14, were divided into three groups:group A remained their antihypertension therapy;group B:antihypertension therapy added psychotherapy;group C:antihypertension therapy added psychotherapy and use trazodone 50～150mg/d. The course was 4 weeks. Results After 4 weeks, the change of systolic and diastolic pressure showed significant difference between group C-B (p0.01) and group C-A (p0.001). The reduced scale of HAMD and HAMA showed significant difference between group C-A (p0.001,p0.05) and C-B (p0.01,p0.001). Conclusions Psychotherapy and trazodone show good assistant for the hypertension patients with anxiety and depression.

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Objective Observe the effects of psychotherapy add trazodone in treating the hypertension patients with anxiety and depression. Methods 92 hypertension patients which HAMD scale over 17 or HAMA scale over 14, were divided into three groups:group A remained their antihypertension therapy;group B:antihypertension therapy added psychotherapy;group C:antihypertension therapy added psychotherapy and use trazodone 50～150mg/d. The course was 4 weeks. Results After 4 weeks, the change of systolic and diastolic pressure showed significant difference between group C-B (p0.01) and group C-A (p0.001). The reduced scale of HAMD and HAMA showed significant difference between group C-A (p0.001,p0.05) and C-B (p0.01,p0.001). Conclusions Psychotherapy and trazodone show good assistant for the hypertension patients with anxiety and depression.

Key concepts: Hamd, Trazodone, Anxiety, Depression (economics), Hamilton depression scale, Internal medicine, Psychology, Significant difference

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