Traditional Chinese medicine in Mental health
Traditional Chinese medicine, one of the oldest medical systems in the world, has a long history of application in mental health. Based on an individual’s symptoms and signs, the pattern of bodily disharmony is described in term of yin and yang, external and internal, hot and cold, excess and deficiency. Additional systems, such as qi, blood and body fluid differentiation, and zang fu differentiation are also used. Treatment principles and specific herbal formula or acupoints are derived.
We have conducted or are conducting a number of randomized controlled trials on acupuncture, auricular therapy, and Chinese herbal medicine for treatment of psychiatric disorders. We welcome collaboration and postgraduate students interested in TCM research.