Clinical Observation on 45 Cases of Depression Treated by Soothing Stagnation and Invigorating Blood Circulation
- VernacularTitle:解郁活血法治疗抑郁症45例临床观察
- Author:
Ren-Yi ZHOU
;
Shu-Ying LI
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Depression;
TCM treatment;
Soothing stagnation;
Invigorating blood circulation
- From:
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
1993;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of the method of soothing liver qi stagnation and invigorating blood circula- tion to remove stasis for depression.Methods Totally 90 depression cases were randomized into treatment group and control group with 45 in each.The treatment group was given modified Xiaoyao Powder(Powder for liver qi stagnation with blood stasis) based on the principle of soothing liver qi stagnation to remove stasis.The control group was given Fluoxetine.The course of treatment was 8 weeks in all.Self-rating Depression Scale(SDS),Hamilton Depression Scale(HAMD),Treatment Emergent Symptom Scale (TESS) and scores of TCM symptoms before and after treatment were recorded for comparison.Results SDS,HAMD,TESS and TCM symptoms were improved after treatment in the treatment group(P
