There is no direct causal relationship between depression and the physiological health of the liver. Depression is a psychological disorder that mainly involves changes in emotions, thinking, and behavior. Its pathogenesis is complex and involves multiple aspects such as genetics, environment, and psychosocial factors.
However, according to traditional Chinese medicine theory, emotions are closely related to the five internal organs and six viscera, among which the liver is responsible for regulating and releasing qi, and is closely related to emotional changes, especially anger, depression, and other emotions. In traditional Chinese medicine, long-term emotional discomfort and liver qi stagnation may affect the overall health status of the human body, including psychological state, but this does not mean that abnormal physiological functions of the liver directly lead to depression.
3. Patients with depression may sometimes have abnormal liver function test indicators, but this is more due to drug side effects, unhealthy lifestyle habits, and other physical diseases, rather than liver problems directly caused by depression itself. Depression cannot be simply equated with poor liver function.