The psyche in Chinese medicine : treatment of emotional and mental disharmonies with acupuncture and Chinese herbs

Main Author: Maciocia
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh ; New York: Churchill Livingstone, 2009.
Subjects:
LEADER 01886pamaa2200277 4500
001 0000046525
005 20130815090000.0
008 100118 eng
020 0 0 |a 9780702029882  
090 0 0 |a RC480.5   |b MAC 2009 
100 1 0 |a Maciocia  
245 1 4 |a The psyche in Chinese medicine :   |b treatment of emotional and mental disharmonies with acupuncture and Chinese herbs   |c Giovanni Maciocia. 
260 0 0 |a Edinburgh ; New York:   |b Churchill Livingstone,   |c 2009. 
300 |a xxix, 651p:   |b ill.;   |c 26 cm. 
501 0 0 |a FMHS 
504 0 0 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 0 |a 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 
650 0 0 |a Medicine, Chinese Traditional --   |x methods  
650 0 0 |a Medicine, Chinese  
650 0 0 |a Acupuncture Therapy --   |x methods  
650 0 0 |a Mental illness --   |x Alternative treatment  
650 0 0 |a Mental Disorders --   |x therapy  
650 0 0 |a Mind-Body Relations (Metaphysics)  
650 0 0 |a Phytotherapy --   |x methods  
650 0 0 |a Psychophysiologic Disorders  
901 |u http://www.elsevierhealth.com