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Article: Depression & Chinese medicine.(Chinese Medicine Update)
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- Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
- Article date:
- April 1, 2004
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During the Cultural Revolution and for some time after, depression was a politically incorrect term in the People's Republic of China. What is now called depression was, for many years, referred to as "neurasthenia" in China. However, today, depression is accepted as a valid medical diagnosis in China and is a common topic of clinical trials. Below are summaries of three recently published Chinese studies.
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Study 1: From issue #5, 2003 of Beijing Zhong Yi (Beijing Chinese Medicine), Zhang Jin-ru, "The Treatment of 40 Cases of Depression with Xiao Chai Hu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction)," pages 38-39.
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