[Epidemiological survey on etiology of Gan-qi inversion syndrome and Gan-qi stagnation syndrome and study on the evocative mode of emotional diseases].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the etiology of Gan-qi inversion syndrome and Gan-qi stagnation syndrome, and to study the evocative mode of emotional diseases.


METHODS
One thousand and twenty-six subjects, engaged as workers, cadres, teachers and farmers, come from Qingdao City, Jinan City and Qingyun County were surveyed adopting the on-spot investigation.


RESULTS
The percentage of patients with Gan-qi inversion or stagnation syndrome caused by emotional internal injury was 53.9%; the emotional stimulations were primary the angry with compunction and the gloomy angry with grievance, secondly the unacquirable wishes, anxiety and grief.


CONCLUSIONS
Emotional stimulation is the main cause of Gan-qi inversion or stagnation syndromes, cross actions of several emotional factors directly impairing Gan is the main evocative mode of emotional diseases.
Qiao
Ming-Qi
MQ
Shandong University of TCM, Jinan. qmingqi@163.com
Wang
Wen-Yan
WY
Zhang
Hui-Yun
HY
D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D019413:Qi; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013577:Syndrome