Efficacy of senile depression cognitive therapy combined escitalopram treatment
Objective: To investigate the cognitive merger escitalopram treatment of senile depression effect. Methods: Hospital 2011 -2012 80 cases of senile depression were randomly divided into observation group (40 cases) and control group (40 cases), the observation group cognitive therapy combined escitalopram treatment, the control group were using Ai Secretary citalopram treatment, before and after treatment using the HAMD (Hamilton depression Rating Scale) and HAMA (Hamilton anxiety Scale) score, compared score results. Results:The study group before and after treatment HAMD, HAMA score, the difference was statisticaly significant (P <0.05). After treatment, the observation group HAMD, HAMA score was significantly lower than the control group of patients, comparing the differences between the two groups was statisticaly significant (P <0.05). Conclusion: Cognitive therapy combined escitalopram treatment can effectively improve geriatric depression symptoms, improve anxiety, depression, should be widely applied.