Analysis of depression by TCM / 中华中医药杂志

ABSTRACT

Based on analysis of the relationship between depression and seven emotions,etiopathogenisis and pathogenesis of depression,the relationship between depression and stagnation of liver qi,it showed that depression had highly correlation with sorrow,grief.The etiopathogenisis and pathogenesis of depression included body factor,exogenous pathogen,associated diseases,social psychic factor,etc.The essence of primary depression,endogenous depression and depressive emotion with dysthymia was deficient,and yang-deficinecy was the key pathologic basis.Exogenous evil was an indirect cause of depression.Because depressive emotion had connection with stagnation of liver qi at some extent,it should distinguish depression from stagnation of liver qi.