mild-to-moderate depression
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Volunteers in accordance with the ICD - 10 symptoms diagnostic criteria, and mild and moderate depression; The patients suffering from diseases with liver-qi depression syndrome by TCM syndrome differentiation; Volunteers having taken drugs must be cleared for a week.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Aged = 18 years and = 60 years; 2. Patients with severe suicidal thoughts or behavior; 3. Patients with loss or lack of ability of independent judgment; 4. Don't understand the purpose of this study or unwilling to cooperate; 5. The depression patients resulted in organic diseases or psychoactive drug substances or nonaddictive substances.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| COR;ACTH;5-HT;NE;BDNF;GABA;Tryptophan;TPH;5-HTPDC;MAO;5-HIAA; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine