| Below is a list of articles with the most recent ones listed first. |
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A Chinese Medicinal Protocol for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (G |
Topic: Mental Emotional issues |
| Anxiety disorders are the most common class of psychiatric disorder. Some of the specific subtypes of anxiety disorders include: generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), acute stress disorder, substance-induced anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), s... |
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New Chinese Herbal Formulas for Treating Depression |
Topic: Mental Emotional issues |
| It's becoming more common to encounter patients who are on a mood-stabilizing drug for depression or anxiety. Most of these are SSRIs (selective serotonin re-uptake inhibiters) given for depression and include Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Celexa and Lexapro. Serotonin is a neuro-transmitter that allows co... |
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Yang Shao-shan on Compulsive-obsessive Disorder |
Topic: Mental Emotional issues |
| The patient was a 40 year old, male teacher who was initially seen on Sept. 22, 1984 complaining of heart palpitations, chest oppression and discomfort, profuse thinking, worry, and anxiety, a tendency towards being easily upset, restlessness when sitting and lying down, insomnia, abdominal distenti... |
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Thoughts on the Integration of Chinese Medicine & Western Psychi |
Topic: Mental Emotional issues |
| Due to the relatively high rate of unwanted side effects and adverse reactions of Western psychiatric drugs, more and more Western psychiatrists are becoming interested in Chinese medical psychiatry. The fact that I was asked to compile Chinese Medical Psychiatry (published by Blue Poppy Press, Jan.... |
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Xiao Yao San & Insomnia |
Topic: Mental Emotional issues |
| Xiao Yao San (Rambling Powder) is one of the most commonly prescribed of all Chinese medicinal formulas, especially in the West. However, in China, this formula is rarely used in its textbook form. Rather it is prescribed with various additions and subtractions depending on the patient’s major compl... |
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Sleepless in America |
Topic: Mental Emotional issues |
| An increasing number of Americans aren’t sleeping, and they’re tired of it! Insomnia is a complicated and all-too-common disorder affecting between 10 percent and 34 percent of the U.S. population,1 representing a virtual epidemic – and a colossal market in the eyes of drug companies. In 2005, drug-... |
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Energetic Pathways to the Soul by Warren Cargal, L. Ac. |
Topic: Mental Emotional issues |
| The integration of Body, Mind and Spirit has been a central part of Acupuncture since the sixth century AD. |
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SSRI WITHDRAWAL PROCEDURE |
Topic: Mental Emotional issues |
| Withdrawing from use of SSRIs (and from SNRIs) is a frequently mentioned concern. Despite their effectiveness and relative low level of side effects, many people are uncomfortable with the idea of using drugs at all and seek to get off their daily antidepressant regimen as soon as possible. Some peo... |
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