Overcoming Depression

This book gives a detailed description about the pathogeny of depression, focusing on the treatment of depression in traditional Chinese medicine and combining naturopathy and daily conditioning to pay attention to all aspects of patients with depression. The theory of traditional Chinese medicine holds that emotional activities are triggered by the five internal organs, and the maladjustment of the five internal organs will lead to abnormal emotion. In addition, the excessive emotion will in turn affect the function of the viscera and the imbalance of Qi and blood finally to affect the health of the body and mind, even the occurrence of the disease.For emotional diseases, TCM treatment is based on syndrome differentiation of viscera.This book discusses the concept, origin, pathogenesis, clinical manifestation and diagnosis points of depression from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine and modern medicine, and focuses on the understanding and syndrome differentiation of depression from the aspect of traditional Chinese medicine, as well as from the internal treatment of TCM, emotion, acupuncture and massage, puts forward the specific methods for the treatment of depression in traditional Chinese medicine based on the syndrome differentiation and treatment. In addition, this book provides daily diet regulation, common food and Chinese Medicine recommendation, and dialectical treatment for depression starting from diet therapy.It also introduces some alternative treatments for music, sports, Western herbal medicine, aromatherapy, and NLP therapy, as well as related available information about how to assist in the daily life of patients with depression.The author answers the patient's doubts, at the same time, puts forward the possibility to prevent recurrence in mental health care, combining the medical records of Chinese medicine and the voice of the patient, showing different psychological problems of depression, and seeing hope more from it.