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The Dyspepsia Educational Tool As a Novel Aid in Dyspepsia Management
Published on: June 29, 2019
[Clinical observation on the mental symptoms of functional dyspepsia and its treatment]
Objective:
To explore the relationship between the mental symptoms and the functional dyspepsia (FD), and the effect of Xiaoyu decoction (XYD) plus psychotherapy on FD.
Methods:
SCL-90 scale and FD symptom scale were used to estimate the condition of 56 healthy subjects and 56 patients of FD before and after 4 weeks treatment with XYD plus psychotherapy.
Results:
There was significant difference in SCL-90 scales between the healthy subjects and the FD patients before treatment (P < 0.01). After treatment, the mental symptoms and the symptom of FD in the patients were markedly improved, as compared with those before treatment, the difference was significant (P < 0.01).
Conclusion:
Mental symptoms, such as depression and anxiety exists widely in patients of FD, are closely related to FD. XYD plus psychotherapy could treat it effectively.
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