[Current situation of research and problems in diagnosis and treatment of senile depression with integrative traditional Chinese and Western medicine].
This paper summarized the researches on diagnosis and treatment of senile depression with integrative Chinese and Western medicine in the recent 5 years, and some problems existed at present were also submitted. It is pointed out that it's necessary to expand the study with senior electrocerebral neurotransmitter analysis technique (SET) for the diagnosis and efficacy evaluation of senile depression by either traditional Chinese or Western medicine. By which it would also be able to offer convincing evidence for diagnosis of depression, TCM syndrome differentiation dependant therapy and the efficacy evaluation.
Li
Yue-Hua
YH
Center of Gerontology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing. Shanzhuyu0416@yahoo.com.cn
Liu
Hua-Hui
HH
Zhang
Lan-Feng
LF
D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008517:Phytotherapy
D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal