Title of article
Fluoxetine plus insight meditation therapy for an SLE patient with depressive disorder: a two-year follow-up
Author/Authors
MANEETON, BENCHALAK Chiang Mai University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Psychiatry, Thailand , MARTIN, STEPHEN Old Elvet Clinic and Research Centre, UK , MANEETON, NARONG Chiang Mai University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Psychiatry, Thailand
From page
47
To page
49
Abstract
Treatment of SLE with comorbid mood disorder is relatively challenging. We report the improvement of both disease activity and mood symptoms in a female patient treated with fluoxetine and insight-meditation therapy (IMT). Her clinical and mood symptoms, assessed with the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D) and the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A), improved continuously and both went down from 33 and 26 to 3 and 0 within 2 years of the combination treatment. Psychological distress in SLE may be a condition which responds well to fluoxetine and insight-meditation
Keywords
systemic lupus erythematosus , depressive disorder , disease activity , fluoxetine , insight , meditation
Journal title
ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
Journal title
ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
Record number
2545917
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