Focus on Effects of Chinese Medicine on Improving Anxiety-Depression and Quality of Life of Patients with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome

• DOI: 10.1007/s11655-020-3473-0
• Publication Date: 2020-07-06T16:04:17Z
• Authors: Guo-lin Wu; Tian-yi Li
• Keywords: Depression

Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is a chronic autoimmune disease with a long duration of illness, for which there is no cure. Patients often suffer from anxiety and depression due to various reasons, exhibiting a decline in their quality of life. Chinese medicine (CM) has certain advantages in the treatment of pSS, which not only helps relieve clinical symptoms and improve treatment outcomes, but also reduces anxiety and depression and improves the quality of life. Therefore, CM should be considered as early as possible given its effectiveness and synergistic effects in treating pSS.