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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 8 Decoction combined a small amount of sertraline treatment of depression efficacy Of: Wang Xuejun, Li Luolu, Ma Fuxiao [Keywords:] depression, Decoction, sertraline, Chinese and Western medicine therapy With the increasing competitive society, people are becoming more serious psychological contradictions and conflicts, the incidence of depression is also increasing year by year, to the patient, a heavy burden on families and society. I used the method of treatment of depression Integrative Medicine, and with application of Western medicine alone were compared with observed good clinical results obtained are reported below. 1 Materials and Methods 1.1 General Information All patients were selected from the hospital in March 2006 -2008 outpatients and inpatients in August were in line lt;”China Classification and Diagnostic Criteria of Mental Disorders (CCMD-3)gt;gt; diagnostic criteria for major depressive episode mood disorder [1], before treatment 2 weeks without antidepressants and antipsychotics applications, and the exclusion of schizophrenia depression, serious physical illness and depression caused by drugs. a total of 48 patients were randomly divided into treatment group and control group. the treatment group 24 patients, 15 males 9 females, aged from 16 to 65 years (mean 36.71 + -5.47) years, duration of 1 month minimum, up to 15 years, the average (5.24 + -3.71), the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) [ 2] The average (27.35 + -5.41) points. the control group 24 patients, 14 males and 10 females, aged 17 to 68 years (mean 36.01 + -6.12) years, minimum 2 months duration, the longest 14 years, average (5.43 + -3.87) years, HAMD mean (27.21 + -5.13) general information on sub .2 group of cases handled by the statistical difference was not statistically significant (Pgt; 0.05), comparable. 1.2 Treatment The treatment group was self Jieyu decoction. Drugs: Bupleurum 15 g, red peony root 30 g, turmeric 25 g