title: [Clinical observation on the mental symptoms of functional dyspepsia and its treatment].
abstract: 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).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  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.
authors.affiliation: Shenzhen Municipal People's Hospital, Guangdong (518020).
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004415:Dyspepsia / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy; D011613:Psychotherapy
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal