Exploration on the Application of Five Elements Music Therapy in Postpartum Depression based on the Theory of Form, Qi and Spirit

Abstract

To explore the diagnosis and treatment of postpartum depression (PPD) based on the theory of form, qi and spirit, and summarize the treatment principles of five elements music therapy. The theory of form, qi and spirit is the core embodiment of the holistic concept of traditional Chinese medicine, which reveals the synergistic relationship between form, qi and spirit in human life activities. The occurrence of PPD is in accordance with the dynamic evolution law of “shape injury first, qi disorder as the center, and spirit damage as the end”, which is manifested as opening of 100 joints, qi and blood deficiency, and spirit loss. Five elements music therapy is based on the theoretical system of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) corresponding to the “Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng and Yu” of the five zang organs to regulate qi and blood, unblocking the five zang organs and unblocking the five elements, which is highly consistent with the theory of form, qi and spirit. This study analyzed the clinical efficacy of five elements music on the form, qi and spirit of PPD patients, and put forward the treatment principle of “nourishing the form to invigorate the essence of blood - regulating qi to solidify the vitality - calming the mind to clear the disease root”, aiming to provide theoretical support for the treatment of PPD with five elements music method.