TABLE 2.

Clinical outcome in MDD patients (pre-treatment and post-treatment).

Clinical outcome	MDD patients (n = 18)		Effect of treatment
	Pre-treatment	Post-treatment
HAMD score	20.11 ± 3.10	9.83 ± 4.03	t = 8.756, p < 0.0001
HAMA score	20.83 ± 7.93	10.67 ± 5.38	t = 4.916, p = 0.0001
SDS score	52.50 ± 6.25	44.56 ± 7.81	t = 3.907, p = 0.0011
SAS score	43.83 ± 7.17	37.50 ± 7.17	t = 5.823, p < 0.0001

Unless otherwise indicated values shown are mean ± SD. MDD, major depressive disorder; HAMD, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; HAMA, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale; SAS, Self-Rating Anxiety Scale; SDS, Self-Rating Depression Scale.