Abstract: Objective To observe the promoting effect of psychotherapy on hypertension patients.Methods100 hypertension patients were randomly divided into the intervention group(52 cases) and control group(48 cases).The intervention group was given drug therapy and psychotherapy while the control group was treated with drug therapy and health education.Blood pressure and scale of Symptom Checklist-90(SCL-90) were used to assess the treatment results.ResultsThere were no significant differences between the two groups in systolic blood pressure(SBP) and diastolic blood pressure(DBP) before the treatment(P>0.05).After interventions,SBP and DBP of the two groups decreased significantly,but the intervention group was more effective than the control group(P<0.001).The intervention group had lower scores of SCL-90 than the control group(P<0.05).ConclusionPsychotherapy can effectively improve the negative moods and mental health of hypertension patients.

Key words: psychotherapy, psychology, hypertension