芳香疗法在抑郁症患者康复中的研究进展

Research Progress of Aromatherapy in Rehabilitation of Depression Patients

抑郁症又称抑郁障碍,是以显著而持久的情绪低落、兴趣减退、思维迟缓等为主要核心症状的常见精神疾病,具有高患病率、高复发率、高自杀率的特点。抗抑郁药治疗副作用明显,且易产生药物依赖性,而芳香疗法作为一种健康的自然疗法,可采用吸入、沐浴、熏香、按摩等作用方式,对人的情绪、生理状态和行为产生影响,从而缓解精神压力、达到身心平衡、促进人体健康的作用,且其具有操作方便、作用温和、安全、副作用小的特点,故有非常好的发展前景。本文就芳香疗法在抑郁症患者康复中的临床疗效、作用机制等方面的研究进展进行综述,旨在为抑郁症患者康复研究提供新思路。

Depression, also known as depressive disorder, is a common mental illness with obvious and lasting depression, decreased interest and mental retardation as its main core symptoms. It has the characteristics of high prevalence, high recurrence rate and high suicide rate. Antidepressants have obvious side effects and are prone to drug dependence. Aromatherapy, as a healthy natural therapy, can affect people’s mood, physiological state and behavior by inhalation, bathing, incense and massage, thus relieving mental stress, achieving physical and mental balance and promoting human health. It has the characteristics of easy operation, mild effect, safety and small side effects, so it has a very good development prospect. This paper reviews the research progress in clinical efficacy,action mechanism and other aspects of aromatherapy in rehabilitation of depression patients, aiming to provide new ideas for the rehabilitation of depression patients.