Abstract:

Post-stroke depression is one of the most common complications after stroke，which is one simultaneous onset of melancholia and stroke.The melancholia is a disease on the basis of stroke.Therefore，post-stroke depression is caused by the illness.The pathological basis of post-stroke depression is viscera virtual failure，especially the kidney deficiency.The basic pathogenesis of post-stroke depression is the dysfunction of the brain to tranquilize the mind，dysfunction of liver Qi.The location of the disease is in the brain and liver，involved in the heart，spleen and kidney.Its pathological properties are asthenia in origin and excess in superficiality.Therefore，the principle of treatment is to tranquilize the mind and disperse the depressed liver.The tranquilizing the mind is the foundation of soothing the liver.Dispersing depressed liver is helpped tranquilize the mind.The two are inseparable.

Key words: Depressive disorder, Stroke, Pathogenesis