Xiyong Yao, Chen Xu, Linlin Yang, Ailin Wu, Lin Xiong
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Abstract
Depression has become the most prevalent psychological issue among college students, necessitating urgent intervention measures. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) boasts a long history in the prevention and treatment of psychological and emotional disorders, encompassing non-pharmacological therapies (such as TCM health exercises, Tai Chi, Wu Qin Xi, Ba Duan Jin, acupuncture, etc.) and pharmacological treatments. Key research findings indicate that these TCM interventions can significantly alleviate depressive symptoms and improve sleep quality in college students. However, the studies also acknowledge certain limitations, including varied effectiveness of interventions among individuals and the need for professional diagnosis and treatment in the case of acupuncture and herbal remedies. This provides early prevention and intervention measures for the treatment of depression among college students, and promotes the inheritance of traditional Chinese culture.
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Frontiers in Psychology is the largest journal in its field, publishing rigorously peer-reviewed research across the psychological sciences, from clinical research to cognitive science, from perception to consciousness, from imaging studies to human factors, and from animal cognition to social psychology. Field Chief Editor Axel Cleeremans at the Free University of Brussels is supported by an outstanding Editorial Board of international researchers. This multidisciplinary open-access journal is at the forefront of disseminating and communicating scientific knowledge and impactful discoveries to researchers, academics, clinicians and the public worldwide. The journal publishes the best research across the entire field of psychology. Today, psychological science is becoming increasingly important at all levels of society, from the treatment of clinical disorders to our basic understanding of how the mind works. It is highly interdisciplinary, borrowing questions from philosophy, methods from neuroscience and insights from clinical practice - all in the goal of furthering our grasp of human nature and society, as well as our ability to develop new intervention methods.