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World J Psychiatry. Mar 19, 2025; 15(3): 100009
Published online Mar 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i3.100009
Published online Mar 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i3.100009
Effects of suggestion therapy on mood and sleep quality in middle-aged women with depression
Yuan Jiang, Ke-Ke Xia, Department of Psychiatry, The Seventh People’s Hospital of Wenzhou, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang Province, China
Zhi-Yuan Lin, General Psychiatry, The Seventh People’s Hospital of Wenzhou, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Jiang Y performed the primary literature and data extraction; Xia KK analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; Lin ZY was responsible for revising the manuscript for important intellectual content; and all authors read and approved the final version.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Seventh People’s Hospital of Wenzhou.
Informed consent statement: All study participants or their legal guardian provided informed written consent about personal and medical data collection prior to study enrolment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: The datasets used and/or analysed during the current study available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
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Corresponding author: Zhi-Yuan Lin, General Psychiatry, The Seventh People’s Hospital of Wenzhou, No. 552 Xishan East Road, Ouhai District, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang Province, China. linzhy1234@163.com
Received: October 31, 2024
Revised: December 7, 2024
Accepted: January 6, 2025
Published online: March 19, 2025
Processing time: 117 Days and 20.3 Hours
Revised: December 7, 2024
Accepted: January 6, 2025
Published online: March 19, 2025
Processing time: 117 Days and 20.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Depression is one of the most common mental disorders associated with high rates of disability, especially among women. This study aimed to determine the effect of suggestion therapy combined with escitalopram on depression in middle-aged women and to explore its effects on their mental state and sleep quality. The results of the clinical experiments can provide a scientific basis for improving the treatment of depression in middle-aged women.