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.