Are Five Viscera Involved in Anxiety and Depression?

This study aimed to clarify the visceral patterns associated with anxiety and mood disorders as well as anxious and depressive states new cases at a psychosomatic clinic of a tertiary medical care center were assessed The severity of visceral patterns was analyzed according to the main described symptoms and a comprehensive questionnaire nbsp Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that all the viscera except for kidney was significantly associated with any mood or anxiety disorder Liver Qi depression was significantly associated with static anxiety while liver fire flames upward and phlegm clouding the pericardium were significantly associated with abrupt anxiety in females We also demonstrated a significant relationship between phlegm fire harassing the heart and dysthymic disorder in females Phlegm clouding the pericardium was associated with an anxiety state a depressive state and major depression in both sexes Dual deficiency of the heart and spleen was significantly associated with a depressive state and the diagnosis of major depression in males Heart yin deficiency was associated with an anxiety state generalized anxiety disorder panic disorder and a depressive state in females nbsp Different patterns are associated with anxiety state depressive state generalized anxiety disorder panic disorder major depression and dysthymic disorder The patterns also vary between sexes