Guest guest Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 How effective is TCM (acupuncture and herbs) in treating Shen disorders? I am a TCM student who will graduate this December. I have a psychology background and was always interested in applying acupuncture with conventional Western psychotherapy to treat Shen disorders. I have second thoughts, however, after my internship. I noticed that " minor " emotional issues can be positively affected with TCM, but more serious issues might be problematic. Can someone suffereing from a bonafide personality disorder (as defined by the DSM IV) be successfully treated with TCM? If so, what sort of approach is applicable? Note: I am referring to people who are otherwise functional in the real world, but might suffer from something like OCD, depression, effects of child abuse, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 Hello there In my own experience, you must make a TCM diagnosis, not rely on the DSM's diagnosis. Two distinctly differing approaches! Rely on your TCM knowledge and always treat the root...herbs and needling, ear acupuncture can be very effective over the long term..I have used point zero on the ear which seems to really work well for most...Treat the root...heart definetely involved almost always! cstlljsn <cstlljsn wrote: How effective is TCM (acupuncture and herbs) in treating Shen disorders? I am a TCM student who will graduate this December. I have a psychology background and was always interested in applying acupuncture with conventional Western psychotherapy to treat Shen disorders. I have second thoughts, however, after my internship. I noticed that " minor " emotional issues can be positively affected with TCM, but more serious issues might be problematic. Can someone suffereing from a bonafide personality disorder (as defined by the DSM IV) be successfully treated with TCM? If so, what sort of approach is applicable? Note: I am referring to people who are otherwise functional in the real world, but might suffer from something like OCD, depression, effects of child abuse, etc. Post message: Chinese Traditional Medicine Subscribe: Chinese Traditional Medicine- Un: Chinese Traditional Medicine- List owner: Chinese Traditional Medicine-owner Shortcut URL to this page: /community/Chinese Traditional Medicine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 Hi, I suffer from withdrawal, and have since age 11. This is the same illness that Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis suffered from. My disease was caused by my parent's separation and divorce at around age ten, so was Jackie's. Somehow she got over hers and married JFK. In my case, my disease was compounded by additional " crazy " family problems, all before I reached 18, including a suicide in my family. Before I reached adult-hood, adult mentors forced me to drink alcohol, thinking that would break my withdrawal. Alcohol just led me down the wrong path- twenty years of additional madness. Indeed, my father's alcoholism caused most of my family's madness. This year I finally diagnosed and began to treat my withdrawal with acupuncture and herbs. I continue giving myself daily treatments and my life is slowly coming together. Look into the work of Lonny Jarret at Spiritpress.com if you want to know more. Maciocia's information about tongue cracks proved helpful, too. So, yes, this does work, but I would almost abandon standard Western concepts of psychology. No one in the west ever understood my basic problem, and this is something that can't be medicated away. The main mentor who prodded me to drink prided himself on his knowledge of Freud, and his partner was an R.N. My condition is actually similar to epilepsy in terms of Chinese medicine. Both can be treated successfully with herbs and acupuncture. Jungian psychology started me down the road to recovery, and the Tarot and Yi Jing gave me a sense of self that kept me on track each day. Regards, Jack --- cstlljsn <cstlljsn wrote: > How effective is TCM (acupuncture and herbs) in > treating Shen > disorders? > > I am a TCM student who will graduate this December. > I have a > psychology background and was always interested in > applying > acupuncture with conventional Western psychotherapy > to treat Shen > disorders. I have second thoughts, however, after > my internship. I > noticed that " minor " emotional issues can be > positively affected with > TCM, but more serious issues might be problematic. > Can someone > suffereing from a bonafide personality disorder (as > defined by the DSM > IV) be successfully treated with TCM? If so, what > sort of approach is > applicable? > > Note: I am referring to people who are otherwise > functional in the > real world, but might suffer from something like > OCD, depression, > effects of child abuse, etc. > > > > > > http://www.fengshuiphoenix.com/chen_wenjun_services.htm Qi Men Dun Jia / Chinese Divination Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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