Depression is divided into the following phases: 1, the acute phase, must be early to the hospital, taking medication, the acute phase of Western medicine is beneficial to control the disease, the onset of action of Western medicine is generally 2-4 weeks, the longer the effect is better. After the acute period, you can cooperate with Chinese medicine to identify and treat the symptoms of depression, some of them are deficient and some are real, so we should treat them according to the condition. The main treatment of the consolidation period is to prevent the condition from relapsing again, and the Chinese and Western medicines should not be reduced, and the medicines should be used as needed, in full amount and in full course, in addition to the Chinese medicines, acupuncture and physiotherapy should be used for treatment; 3. This is not conducive to the recovery of depression. It is recommended to come to the hospital, such as the use of acupuncture, massage, etc., and repeatedly cautioned never to stop both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, especially likely to cause a relapse of depression. The first relapse of depression is treated for a period of 6-9 months, and the second relapse of depression will last for 2-3 years of medication, which will result in increased treatment costs. So depression is usually treated with a combination of Chinese medicine and Western medicine.