Study on early intervention of insomnia in depression treated by TCM syndrome differentiation treatment
10.3969/j.issn.1673-9701.2024.32.004
- VernacularTitle:中医辨证治疗失眠对抑郁症早期干预的研究
- Author:
Yilin MENG
1
;
Linlin HU
;
Yonghua ZHANG
Author Information
1. 杭州市中医院临床心理科,浙江 杭州 310007
- Keywords:
Depression;
Early intervention;
Insomnia;
TCM syndrome differentiation treatment
- From:
China Modern Doctor
2024;62(32):16-20
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the effect of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)syndrome differentiation treatment of insomnia on depressive symptoms and interleukin(IL)-6 level and tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-α level in serum.And then to discuss the effect of TCM syndrome differentiation treatment of insomnia on reducing the occurrence and development of depression.Methods Sixty patients with insomnia disorder in Hangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from September 2020 to July 2022 were selected as research objects,and they were divided into intervention group and blank group 30 patients for each group,according to their treatment intention and they were treated with sleep hygiene education plus TCM syndrome differentiation treatment and sleep hygiene education alone respectively.The changes of sleep,depression,serum IL-6 level and TNF-α level were compared between two groups.Results After 2 weeks of intervention,the intervention group's Pittsburgh sleep quality index score,patient health questiomnare-9 score,TCM symptom score,and serum IL-6 and TNF-α level were all significantly reduced,and the difference was statistically significant(P＜0.05).Conclusion TCM syndrome differentiation treatment can effectively improve insomnia and depression,thus delaying the occurrence and development of depression,and is an effective method for early intervention of depression.
