Shen: Psycho-Emotional Aspects of Chinese Medicine (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780443101816)

SHEN: PSYCHO-EMOTIONAL ASPECTS OF CHINESE MEDICINE fully 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. The book focuses on the psycho-spiritual aspects of patient's conditions and is purposely constructed to facilitate practitioners' formulations of diagnosis and treatment. It reflects throughout on the patient-practitioner relationship, resources, and various characteristics, inherent problems and qualities of acupuncture.

• Offers clinical guidelines for treating people with psycho-emotional symptoms.
• Includes researched material and clinical applications concerning emotions and movement.
• Describes the causes and progression of psycho-emotional symptoms in terms of etiological and pathological mechanisms, specific symptoms, and classical syndromes.
• Features in-depth description of 29 clinical case studies with discussion on points, ongoing treatment, and problematic situations.

Author: Elisa Rossi
ISBN-10: 0443101817
ISBN-13: 9780443101816
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2007
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.67lbs
Size: 9.92h x 7.69w x 1.16d