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.

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