摘要
This article summarizes the studies of horticultural therapy and depression treatment,puts forward the intervention of horticultural therapy for patients with depression,and briefly analyzes its efficacy,function and characteristics,so as to provide theoretical support for the research in related fields.This paper expounds the concrete application in the process of horticultural therapy intervention in patients with depression.In the healing garden,the five senses stimulation and gardening activities are used to smooth liver and regulate Qi,promote the enlargement of the patient’s hippocampus and the recovery of cranial nerve system,to realize the goal of improving depressed mood,cognitive abilities and socialization.The applied research of horticultural therapy for depression treatment in China is still in the initial stage,and more scientific research should be invested in the future to achieve the goal of establishing a more standardized discipline system.
