Psychological characteristic and therapeutic effects of 68 cases of chronic pelvic inflammatory disease with depression and/or anxiety disorder

Objective To analyze clinical characteristic in patients of chronic pelvic inflammatory disease with depression and/or anxiety disorder and to observe therapeutic effects. Methods Eighty-six cases of chronic pelvic inflammatory disease were tested by SDS and SAS, who were treated by routine anti-inflammatory therapy and received no effects. The therapeutic method included psychological leading, anti-depression or anti-anxiety drug, and anti-inflammatory drug. Results There were 68 cases of chronic pelvic inflammatory disease suffered from depression and/or anxiety disorder. SDS and SAS values in patients of chronic pelvic inflammatory disease with depression and/or anxiety disorder were higher than that of normal person (P0.01). SDS and SAS values in those patients who had longer period and bad marriage state were higher than those of shorter period and good marriage state (P0.05). The effective rate of the therapy was 95% including psychological leading, anti-depression or anti-anxiety drug and anti-inflammatory drug. Conclusion Good therapeutic effects were obtained in treating patients suffered from chronic pelvic inflammatory disease with depression and/or anxiety disorder by therapy of psychological leading, anti-depression or anti-anxiety drug and anti-inflammatory drug.