Study on Criteria for Commonly-Seen TCM Syndromes of Depression
- VernacularTitle:抑郁症常见中医证候标准的研究
- Author:
Zeqi CHEN
;
Suiyu HU
;
Hainan ZHANG
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Depression/diagnosis;
@ criteria for TCM syndromes
- From:
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
1993;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To establish criteria of commonly-seen TCM syndromes of depression.Methods:Consultation of specialists,clinical epidemiological survey,scores of syndrome degree rating and statistical analysis of multiple factors were adopted to establish the criteria for main syndrome differentiation of 5 commonly-seen TCM syndromes of depression.Results:Of 1977 cases of depression,1731 cases were stagnation of the liver-Qi,stagnation of the liver-Qi and deficiency of the spleen,stagnation of the liver-Qi and phlegm,deficiency of both the heart and spleen,and Yin-deficiency of both the liver and kidney.And according to statistical analysis,the criteria for main syndrome differentiation of the 5 syndromes were established.Conclusion:Commonly-seen syndromes of depression have common cause of disease and pathogenesis.Stagnation of the liver-Qi is basic syndrome,and in clinical manifestation of various syndromes emotional depression is common main syndrome,but various syndromes still have other main syndrome.
