Acupuncture , Chinese Herbology , TCM ,

The Treatment of Bipolar Disorder with Chinese Medicine

Bipolar disorder follows closely the symptoms of the ancient Chinese disease of Dian Kuang which may be translated as dullness and raving or dullness and mania. However, the course will explore to what extent bipolar disorder corresponds exactly to Dian Kuang in Chinese medicine.

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Giovanni Maciocia

The Treatment of Bipolar Disorder with Chinese Medicine

**Certificate On Completion**
**CEU/PDA/CPD**

What you will learn

Treat patients suffering from bipolar disorder.
Learn acupuncture and herbal protocols to support patients with bipolar disorder.

Review the Chinese disease of Dian Kuang which may be translated as dullness and raving or dullness and mania.
Diagnose and understand the differential diagnosis of the Dian Kuang.

Course Overview

Bipolar Disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a severe medical illness that causes shifts in a person’s mood, energy, and ability to function. More than 2 million American adults have bipolar disorder.

The course will discuss the following topics:

Bipolar disorder in Western medicine
Bipolar disorder in Chinese Medicine
Aetiology of Dian Kuang
Pathology and treatment principles of Dian Kuang
Acupuncture treatment
Identification of patterns and treatment
Dian
Qi stagnation and Phlegm
Heart and Spleen deficiency with Phlegm
Qi deficiency with Phlegm
Knotted Heat in the Heart channel
Phlegm obstructing the Heart orifices
Kuang
Phlegm-Fire harassing upwards
Fire in Bright Yang
Gall Bladder- and Liver-Fire
Fire injuring Yin with Phlegm
Qi stagnation, Blood stasis, Phlegm
Yin deficiency with Empty Heat

For each pattern, the treatment with herbal medicine will be discussed. Particular emphasis is laid on how to strategize the treatment to treat the depressive and manic side of this disease. Apart from the acupuncture treatment according to patterns, a section of the course will also discuss the main acupuncture points for the treatment of mania.

This course consists of an over 2-hours lecture with video narration, text, diagrams and photos.

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