The Psyche in Chinese Medicine

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. Giovanni Maciocia has written other best-selling books under the Elsevier Churchill Livingstone imprint - The Practice of Chinese Medicine: The Treatment of Diseases with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs, 2e (ISBN 978-0443074905), Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Guide, 1e (ISBN 9780443064487), The Channels of Acupuncture: Clinical Use of the Secondary Channels and Eight Extraordinary Vessels, 1e (ISBN 9780443074912), The Psyche in Chinese Medicine: Treatment of Emotional and Mental Disharmonies with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs, 1e (ISBN 9780702029882), and Obstetrics and Gynecology in Chinese Medicine, 2e (ISBN 9780443104220).

"Handsomely bound and weighty, clearly presented and packed with a wealth of thought provoking information, The Psyche in Chinese Medicine will make an attractive read for anyone interested in the subject as well as good clinical reference point for those difficult to decipher signs and symptoms." --(European Journal of Oriental Medicine, Summer 2010)

• 1. The psyche in Chinese medicine2. The nature of the Mind (Shen) in Chinese medicine3. The Ethereal Soul (Hun)4. The Corporeal Soul (Po)5. The Intellect (Yi)6. The Will-Power (Zhi)7 . The Gui8. The12 Internal Organs and the Psyche9. The emotions10. Aetiology of mental-emotional problems11. Diagnosis of mental-emotional problems12. Patterns in mental-emotional problems and their treatment with herbal medicine and acupuncture13. Acupuncture in the treatment of mental-emotional problems14. Emotions and concept of self in Western philosophy15. The influence of Confucianism on the Chinese view of the Mind and Spirit16. Depression17. Anxiety18 Insomnia19. Bipolar disorder20. Night Terrors21. Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)22. Epilogue: the role of Chinese medicine in disorders of the psycheAppendix1. Herbal prescriptions2. Suggested substitutions for problematic Chinese herbs3. The Classics of Chinese medicine4. Terminology of treatment principles