Journal of International Psychiatry

Objective: To study the short-term follow-up effect of Yoga relaxation training combined with venlafaxine on postpartum depression. Methods: 84 patients with postpartum depression admitted to our hospital (from June 2017 to February 2019) were selected as the research object. They were randomly divided into control group (42 cases) and observation group (42 cases). The control group was treated with venlafaxine, while the observation group was treated with yoga relaxation training plus venlafaxine. After 6 weeks of treatment, the therapeutic effect, Hamilton depression (HAMD), anxiety (HAMA), sleep disorders and adverse reactions were compared between the two groups before and after treatment. Results: The treatment efficiency of the observation group was 95.24% (40/42) compared with 80.95% (34/42) of the control group (P < 0.05); the scores of HAMD and HAMA in the two groups decreased significantly after 2, 4 and 6 weeks of treatment, and the scores in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05); after 6 weeks of treatment, the total sleep time, sleep efficiency, sleep latency and sleep awakening time in the two groups were significantly improved, and the observation group was improved. The good range was greater than that of the control group (P < 0.05), and the incidence of adverse reactions in the observation group was 7.14% (3/42) lower than that in the control group 23.81% (10/42) (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Yoga relaxation training combined with venlafaxine is effective in the treatment of postpartum depression. It can significantly alleviate depression and anxiety, improve sleep disorders, and significantly reduce adverse drug reactions. It is worthy of clinical promotion.

Postpartum Depression; Venlafaxine; Yoga Relaxation Training; Depression; Anxiety; Sleep Disorders