Hypothyroidism is a kind of thyroid disease caused by autoimmune injury,operation,hyperthyroidism and so on.its clinical manifestations are fatigue,dullness,cold fear,depression and other symptoms caused by decreased metabolism and sympathetic excitation.A large number of epidemiological investigations show that hypothyroidism is often associated with depres-sion,which not only greatly affects the quality of life of patients,but also brings challenges to the treatment of primary diseases.At present,it is not very clear how hypothyroidism induces depression and the internal relationship between the two,and there is a lack of targeted treatment.As a treatment method that can regulate the physical and mental state of patients as a whole,tradi-tional Chinese medicine treats the symptoms of the two diseases as a whole from the point of view of yang deficiency of spleen and kidney,which has a good effect on hypothyroidism with depression.This paper reviews the research progress of traditional Chi-nese and western medicine on hypothyroidism with depression.
Hypothyroidismdepressiontraditional Chinese medicinepathological mechanism