从"治未病"思想探讨抑郁症的防治

中医"治未病"思想强调保养身体、培育正气,以求未病前培正避邪以防疾病的发生,达到"精神内守,真气从之"的健康状态和"正气存内,邪不可干"的防病目的.结合"治未病"思想探讨抑郁症的防治,可成为降低抑郁症发病率及病死率的重要方法.即:抑郁症未发病前预防其发病;抑郁症已发则早期诊治,以防止病情传变;采取综合治疗措施预防病情反复发作.

Prevention of depression from the"preventive treatment of disease"theory

Object to attain the purpose of healthy condition of"within mind, true qi inside"and thegoal of disease prevention of"positive qi inside, evil should not intervene","preventive treatment of disease" theory stressing keep fit and cultivatehealthy atmosphere to cultivatehealthy atmosphere and avoid evil spirits in case that the occurance of disease before that. Combining with the"preventive treatment of disease"theory, analysing the prevention and treatment of depression can be a main method of reducing morbidity and mortality rates of depression. Such as preventing depressionfrom happening before the coming of it, early diagnosis and therapy during the process of depression, preventing the progress of the disease, adopting the comprehensive measures to avoid the repeated attack of the disease.