Clinic observation of Early Psychotherapy to the Post-strok Depression of the elderly patients

Objective To investigate the rehabilitation outcome of early psychotherapy to post-stroke depression of the elderly patients. Methods After aged patients with stroke are hospitalized, they are filtered and graded by hamiliton depression rating scale(HRSD)in a week, for 87 patients with depression were divided into psychotherapy group(subject to normal rehabilitation therapy and psychotherapy) and normal group(only subject to normal rehabilitation) randomly. Both two groups are contrasted by spitzer quality of life inventory(QLI) and HRSD after 6-weeks. Results Through the early psychotherapy, the psychotherapy group is obviously superior to normal group in health, support of family and social, and the understanding to prospect. Otherwise, the patients of psychotherapy group are improved in situation of depression(P0.05). Conclusion The early systemic psychotherapy is effective in cureing depression,fastening the comeback of every function,and improving the quality of life.