The psyche in Chinese medicine : treatment of emotional and mental disharmonies with acupuncture and Chinese herbs /: treatment of emotional and mental disharmonies with acupuncture and Chinese herbs. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Giovanni Maciocia.
• Other Names: Maciocia, Giovanni
• Contents: The psyche in Chinese medicine -- The nature of the mind (shen) in Chinese medicine -- The ethereal soul (hun) -- The corporeal soul (po) -- The intellect (yi) -- The will-power (zhi) -- The gui -- The 12 internal organs and the psyche -- The emotions -- Aetiology of mental-emotional problems -- Diagnosis of mental-emotional problems -- Patterns in mental-emotional problems and their treatment with herbal medicine and acupuncture -- Acupuncture in the treatment of mental-emotional problems -- Emotions and concept of self in western philosophy -- The influence of Confucianism on the Chinese view of the mind and spirit -- Depression -- Anxiety -- Insomnia -- Bipolar disorder -- Night terrors -- Attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) -- Epilogue : the role of Chinese medicine in disorders of the psyche.
• Publisher Details: Edinburgh New York : Churchill Livingstone
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxix, 651 pages, 3 unnumbered pages of plates), illustrations (some color), 1 facsimile
• Subjects: 616/.09; Mental illness -- Alternative treatment; Medicine, Chinese; Mental illness -- Treatment; Medicine, Chinese Traditional -- methods; Acupuncture Therapy -- methods; Mental Disorders -- therapy; Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical; Phytotherapy -- methods; Psychophysiologic Disorders; Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Maladies mentales -- Médecines parallèles; Médecine chinoise; Maladies mentales -- Traitement; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Mental illness -- Treatment; Medicine, Chinese; Mental illness -- Alternative treatment
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780702047770; 0702047775
• Related ISBNs: 9780702029882; 0702029882
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.