Journal of International Psychiatry

〇bjective To evaluate the therapy efficacy of psychological intervention for treating the patientswith depression after cerebrovascular disease. Methods Eighty patients with depression after cerebrovascular dis- ease were divided into the observation group(40 cases) and the control group(40 cases) , randomly. Both the con- trol group and observation group were given conventional treatment and nursing, but the observation group was given psychological intervention in addition. The period of treatment was8 weeks. Hamilton depression scale(HAMD) and nurses observation scale for inpatient evaluation(NOSIE) were used to evaluate the conditions of the patients in time, respectively. Results Before the treatment, HAMD scores of the two groups were similar(P>0.05) ; after the treatment, HAMD scores of these groups reduced significantly(P>0.05) , the HAMD scores of the observation group were significantly lower than that of the control group(P<0.05). The NOSIE showed that the observation group was significantly better than the control group after the treatment of 8 weeks on the rehabilitation of social func- tion(P<0. 05). Conclusion The effect of the psychological intervention added to the pharmacological treatment is beneficial for the mental and social functional recovery of patients with depression after cerebrovascular disease, it has clinical significance for this disease.

Psycho1ogica1 intervention; Depression after cerebrovascular disease; Therapy effect;