Shen : psycho-emotional aspects of Chinese medicine
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Elisa Rossi; Laura Caretto
- ناشر : [Edinburgh] : Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2007
- شابک / ISBN : 9780443101816
Description
SECTION I CLINICAL FOUNDATIONS OF SHEN 1. Following the Dao and Nourishing Life 2. Emotions and Movement of Qi 3. Psychic Souls SECTION II CLASSICAL ASPECTS OF PATHOGENS, SYMPTOMS AND SYNDROMES 4. Constraint 5. Emotions and Heat 6. Irritability and Restlessness 7. Insomnia 8. Mania and Withdrawal 9. Classical Syndromes SECTION III THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES 10. Main Patterns of Excess-shi 11. Main Patterns of Deficiency-xu 12. Stimulation Methods 13. Notes on the Transversal Use of a Few Points 14. Treatment of Emotions in Classical Texts 15. The Space That is Shared by the Patient and the Acupuncturist 16. Notes on Events Related to Acupuncture SECTION IV CONTEMPORARY CONTRIBUTIONS 17. Tongue and Shen 18. Stress-Related Conditions: Considerations/Reflections and Clinical Notes 19. Points Used in Serious Psychiatric Pathology 20. Mental Diseases Clinical Aspects 21. Qi Alterations and Somatic Manifestations 22. Hyperactivity and Attention Deficit Disorders in Children 23. Anxiety States: Protocol Applied in a Special Psychiatric Hospital Department APPENDICES A The Pulse B Diagnostic Indications in Conventional Psychiatry C TCM on the Internet D Basic Chronology E Glossary F Bibliography and Notes on Classical Texts G List of the Described Points
Explains how the emotional, mental and physical elements of Chinese Medicine in illness are an extremely effective therapy in dealing with cases where the alterations of the shen are both obvious and subtle. This book focuses on the psycho-spiritual aspects of patients' conditions and facilitates practitioners' formulations of treatment.
