Research Progress in TCM Non-medicine Therapies for Depression Syndrome
10.3969/j.issn.1005-5304.2016.10.032
- VernacularTitle:郁证中医非药物治疗进展
- Author:
Chang LEI
;
Tianyu ZHAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
depression;
depression syndrome;
TCM therapy;
non-medicine therapy;
review
- From:
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine
2016;23(10):127-131
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Depression in modern medicine belongs to the depression syndrome in TCM. As early as the pre-Qin period, the ancient doctors recognized depression syndrome as a kind of disease associated with the function of visceral organs or emotional stimulation, which showed mood disorders and a variety of physical symptoms. The doctors in the past dynasties had explored different kinds of non-medicine therapies except for general medicine therapies, such as acupuncture and moxibustion, tuina, music and emotional therapy etc., which had obtained definite therapeutic effects. This article reviewed the non-medicine therapies for depression syndrome in ancient literatures and modern clinical researches, in order to provide some references for the treatment of depression.
