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The Psyche in Chinese Medicine
Treatment of Emotional and Mental Disharmonies with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs
Langbeschreibung
The Psyche in Chinese Medicine comprehensively discusses the treatment of mental-emotional disorders with both acupuncture and herbal medicine. Suitable for practitioners and students of Chinese medicine it discusses first the aetiology, pathology and diagnosis of mental disorders. It explores the nature of the Mind (Shen), Ethereal Soul (Hun), Corporeal Soul (Po), Intellect (Yi) and Will-Power (Zhi) and then presents the diagnosis and treatment of the most common psychological disorders with both acupuncture and Chinese herbs in detail. Specific chapters focus on the treatment of common conditions including depression, anxiety, insomnia, panic attacks, bipolar disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Each condition is illustrated with case histories from the author's 35 years-long practice
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1. The psyche in Chinese medicineChapter 2. The nature of the Mind (Shen) in Chinese medicineChapter 3. The Ethereal Soul (Hun)Chapter 4. The Corporeal Soul (Po)Chapter 5. The Intellect (Yi)Chapter 6. The Will-Power (Zhi)Chapter 7 . The GuiChapter 8. The12 Internal Organs and the PsycheChapter 9. The emotionsChapter 10. Aetiology of mental-emotional problemsChapter 11. Diagnosis of mental-emotional problemsChapter 12. Patterns in mental-emotional problems and their treatment with herbal medicine and acupunctureChapter 13. Acupuncture in the treatment of mental-emotional problemsChapter 14. Emotions and concept of self in Western philosophyChapter 15. The influence of Confucianism on the Chinese view of the Mind and SpiritChapter 16. DepressionChapter 17. AnxietyChapter 18 InsomniaChapter 19. Bipolar disorderChapter 20. Night TerrorsChapter 21. Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)Chapter 22. Epilogue: the role of Chinese medicine in disorders of the psycheAppendix 1. Herbal prescriptionsAppendix 2. Suggested substitutions for problematic Chinese herbsAppendix 3. The Classics of Chinese medicineAppendix 4. Terminology of treatment principles
Giovanni Maciocia is one of the most highly-regarded and respected authors and lecturers in the West. He is Visiting Associate Professor at the Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and has many years of experience in teaching and practice. Giovanni trained initially in the UK and then in China, learned Chinese to be able to study from original Chinese texts, and was one of the first practitioners and authors to introduce Chinese medicine in a clear and accessible way to a Western student audience.
ISBN-13:
9780702029882
Veröffentl:
2009
Erscheinungsdatum:
30.07.2009
Seiten:
651
Autor:
Giovanni Maciocia
Gewicht:
1671 g
Format:
254x194x40 mm
Sprache:
Englisch