Li Yue-Hua, Liu Hua-Hui, Zhang Lan-Feng
Center of Gerontology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing.
Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi. 2006 Mar;26(3):281-4.
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.
本文总结了近5年来中西医结合治疗老年抑郁症的研究情况，并提出了目前存在的一些问题。指出有必要扩大采用高级脑电神经递质分析技术（SET）对老年抑郁症进行中西医诊断及疗效评估的研究，借此为抑郁症的诊断、中医辨证论治及疗效评估提供可信依据。
