LI Yan, ZHOU Zhen-hua, ZHOU Xiu-fang, et al. Clinical Research on Treating Chronic Insomnia by Jiawei Wendan Decoction Combined with Cognitive Behavior Therapy[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2013, 19(4): 316-319.
LI Yan, ZHOU Zhen-hua, ZHOU Xiu-fang, et al. Clinical Research on Treating Chronic Insomnia by Jiawei Wendan Decoction Combined with Cognitive Behavior Therapy[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2013, 19(4): 316-319.DOI:
Objective: To investigate the clinical efficacy of Jiawei Wendan decoction combined with cognitive behavioral therapy in the treating chronic insomnia of internal disturbance of phlegm-heat. Method: Sixty chronic insomnia patients with the syndrome of internal disturbance of phlegm-heat were randomly divided into the treatment group and the control group. The treatment group patients was given the Jiawei Wendan decoction combined with cognitive behavioral therapy. The control group was only given cognitive behavioral therapy. The changes between after and before treatmentaccording to traditional Chinese medicine sign and PSQI scores were observed. The effect of Jiawei Wendan decoction combined with cognitive behavioral therapy. Was evaluated. Result: Two groups showed differences between after and before treatment inthe aspects of PSQI scores
but treatment group was better than control group(P<0.05). Two groups had differences between after and before treatment in the aspects of sign of the syndrome
but treatment group was better than control group(P<0.05). Conclusion: Jiawei Wendan decoction combined with cognitive behavioral therapy is more efficient in treatment of chronic insomnia than cognitive behavioral therapy.