Focus on Effects of Chinese Medicine on Improving Anxiety-Depression and Quality of Life of Patients with Primary Sj ögren’s Syndrome
AbstractPrimary Sj ögren’s syndrome (pSS) is a chronic autoimmune disease with a long duration of illness, for which there is no cure. Patients often suffer from anxiety and depression due to various reasons, exhibiting a decline in their quality of life. Chinese medicine (CM) has certain advantages in the treatmen t of pSS, which not only helps relieve clinical symptoms and improve treatment outcomes, but also reduces anxiety and depression and improves the quality of life. Therefore, CM should be considered as early as possible given its effectiveness and synergistic effects in treating pSS.
Source: Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research