Mental Health, Psychiatric Disorders, and the Implications of Long COVID-19: A View of Traditional Chinese Medicine

By Ying Zhang

Western Medicine's (WM) clinical psychology has been developing for about two centuries. The fascinating growth in knowledge regarding human cognitive and psychological mechanisms has occurred only in recent decades. Even with the assistance of neurology studies, clinical services still seem insufficient. One of the primary reasons is that the p

• Language: English
• Publisher: Singularity Academy
• Release date: Sep 29, 2022
• ISBN: 9783033094604

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Executive Summary

概要

Western Medicine’s (WM) clinical psychology has been developing for about two centuries. The fascinating growth in knowledge regarding human cognitive and psychological mechanisms has occurred only in recent decades. Even with the assistance of neurology studies, clinical services still seem insufficient. One of the primary reasons is that the psychological field, in contrast to its peer fields in western medicine, must take cognitive, social, cultural, biological, neurological, and many other factors into account when administering treatment. This early stage of the development of psychology could benefit from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which has more than 6,000 years of history, with a proven theoretical foundation and rich medical experience in viewing and treating the same group of symptoms as those from WM.

With the rising number of psychiatric disorders in the world, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, taking the view of TCM into account would benefit not only the healthcare system as a whole (in terms of cost-effectiveness) but also each individual’s health (in terms of healingeffectiveness). In this book, I focused on illustrating the theoretical foundation of TCM and its view of psychotic disorders to help my WM medical peers better understand TCM’s value. I discussed the mechanism of TCM in healing people (rather than just treating people) by using the universe’s wisdom (Yin and Yang) to provoke our bodies to heal themselves. I also discussed TCM’s principles regarding diagnosis and treatment (i.e., acupuncture and herbal medicine) and its applications in the period of long COVID-19. Qigong (and Taichi), which I did not illustrate in-depth due to the limited room in this book, is another proven, cost-effective healing approach that applies the same theoretical foundation as acupuncture and herbal medicine. To convince more of my medical colleagues, I discussed the effectiveness and pharmaceutical mechanism of herbal medicine and acupuncture using western medicine research. As is often said, knowledge without being understood is regarded by humans as nonscientific (which is hilarious, reflecting the ignorance of some people about the unknown). I sincerely hope that this brief study of the TCM view of psychiatric disorders will shed a little light on clinical psychology development. I also hope this work will facilitate both sides (WM and TCM) in gaining insight from each other to benefit the core of humanity.

西方医学的临床心理学已经发展了大约两个世纪。有关人类认知和心理机制的知识的增长发生在最近几十年。即使在神经学研究的帮助下，临床治疗效果仍然显得不足。主要原因之一是，与西医的同行领域相比，心理学领域在实施治疗时必须考虑到认知、社会、文化、生物、神经系统和其他许多因素。心理学发展可以从有6000 多年历史的传统中医中获益，因为中医在看待和治疗与西医相同的症状和疾病方面有成熟的理论 基础和丰富的医疗经验。

随着世界上精神疾病数量的增加，特别是在COVID-19 大流行期间，运用中医的观点治疗新冠以及后遗症，不仅有利于整个医疗系统（在成本效益方面），也有利于每个人的健康（在治疗效果方面）。因此，在这本书中，我着重说明了中医的理论基础及其对精神障碍的看法，以帮助我的西医医疗同行们更好地理解中医的内涵和价值。我探讨了中医是如何利用宇宙智慧（阴阳）来激起我们身体的自愈能力来愈人（而不是治人）。我也讨论了中医关于诊断和治疗的原则（包括针灸和草药）及其在长期的COVID-19 时期的应用。由于本书的篇幅限制，我在这部书中没有深入探讨气功和太极的作用。气功和太极与针灸和草药的理论基础相同，是另一种被证明具有成本效益和治愈效果的方法。为了说服更多的医学同行，我用西医已经积累下来的实验研究来证明中药和针灸对精神疾病治疗的有效性和制药机制。正如人们常说的，不被理解的知识常常被人类视为伪科学 （着实可笑，反应了一部分人对未知的无知）。我真诚地希望这个关于中医对精神疾病看法的简要研究能对临床心理学的发展带来一点启示。我也希望这项工作能促进西医学和中医学之间的互相学习和合作，以此造福人类。

Appraise for this book

Dr. Ying Zhang is the president and professor at Singularity Academy in Switzerland. She has made outstanding achievements in the academic fields of economics and management with a high reputation. Later, she developed a strong interest in traditional Chinese medicine and studied diligently and thoughtfully, with outstanding talent. She took three years to complete a seven-year university program in Traditional Chinese Medicine (in both majors of acupuncture and herbal medicine) with excellent grades. She also spent two years studying Western medicine. She is one of those who embrace Chinese and Western medical knowledge.

The long-lasting epidemic of Covid-19 has caused great harm to the population, caused many mental illnesses, and brought great confusion and challenges to Western medicine. Dr. Ying Zhang’s book studies the common mental illnesses and brain fog mentioned by Western medicine. Her book discusses the TCM ideology of originating in the heart and manifesting in the brain (the heart dominates the spirit, and the brain is the home of the primordial spirit) to analyze the disease and treatment principles by focusing on the clinical manifestations of mental illness and brain fog and using the ideology of focusing on the heart and the brain and treating the five internal organs. This ideology and analysis are very commendable.

I am happy to read Dr. Ying Zhang’s book. The book combines Chinese and Western medicine knowledge with a clear structure and rich content. This book’s publication will greatly help medical peers and broaden their thinking in diagnosis and treatment.

Prof. He Shuhuai, with over 60 years of experience teaching and researching Chinese medicine and acupuncture. A former dean and professor at the School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion, and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, China. A professor and honorary dean at Qihuang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Italy.

张颖博士为瑞士奇点学院的院长、教授。在经济学管理学领域颇有建树，享有盛名。后对中医学产生了浓厚的兴趣，并勤奋刻苦学习，很有悟性，用3年的时间学完了中医大学7年的课程，成绩优秀，又花费2年时间学习了西医的课程，可以说是中西兼备。

Covid－19长期持久的的流行，对人群造成了极大的危害，引起了人群中不少精神性病症，给西医带来了很大的困惑和挑战。张颖博士的书稿《Covid－19对心理、精神疾病的影响－中医观点》旁征博引，对西医所说的多见的精神性病症以及脑雾进行了研究，并根据中医理论认为病发于心，表现于脑的观点（心主神，脑为元神之府），根据精神疾病和脑雾的临床表现提出了以心脑为主兼治五脏的治疗方针，是难能可贵的。

我很高兴阅读了张颖博士的书稿。本书中西结合，条理清晰，内容丰富。本书的出版一定会给医务工作者广开思路带来极大的帮助。

何树槐: 教授。拥有60 余年中医药针灸教学研究经验。曾任北京中医药大学教授、北中医针灸推拿学院院长, 现任意大利岐黄中医学院 教授 荣誉院长。

The COVID-19 pandemic spread across the globe for nearly three years. It produced an enormous impact on people’s mental health. The psychological effect is a consequence of many Covid 19 patients. During their long-term recovery stage, it also happened to public people who have a massive change in lifestyle due to lockdown, unemployment, or distance working model. Dealing with catastrophic mental health problems can’t entirely rely on antidepressants, and the option of alternative medicine should be taken into consideration.

I am delighted to read Dr. Ying Zhang’s manuscript. She comprehensively analyzed many common clinical diseases in mental health from the fundamental theories of traditional Chinese medicine, Western medicine, and psychology. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment methods include acupuncture, herbal medicine, qigong, and tai chi. The current scientific evidence of these therapies is also discussed. This book is comprehensive in content, detailed in analysis, well organized, and with clear logic and sufficient evidence. It is a practical book for both medical practitioners and Covid patients.

Prof. dr. Tiejun Tang: a former professor at the Military Medical University, China. With 38 years of experience in teaching and researching Chinese medicine, he is a practitioner of London Knowhow Acupuncture (Harley Street 1, London) and a professor and visiting professor at various Chinese medicine schools in the UK, Europe, and Canada. He is currently the Chairman of the Chinese Medicine Alliance U.K.(CMA), the executive council member of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Society (WFCMS), the vice Chairman of the Special Committee of Clinical Cases Study of WFCMS, and the vice Chairman of the Special Committee of Epidemic Disease of WFCMS.

COVID-19 大流行在全球蔓延了近三年，对人们的心理健康产生了巨大影响。对精神身心的影响是 Covid 19 患者的后遗症。在Covid-19 的长期过程中，由于封锁、失业或远程工作模式而导致生活方式发生巨大变化, 后遗症也发生在公众身上。处理灾难性的心理健康问题不能完全依赖抗抑郁药，也应考虑替代药物的选择。

很高兴读到张颖博士的手稿。她从中医、西医、心理学的基本理论，综合分析了许多临床常见的心理健康疾病。中医的治疗方法包括针灸、草药、气功和太极拳。在张颖博士的书中还讨论了这些疗法的当前科学证据。本书内容全面、分析详尽、逻辑清晰、证据充分。这对医生和新冠患者来说都是一本实用的书。

唐铁军：博士,教授。原军医大学教授，拥有38年中医药教学和研究经验, 伦敦Knowhow Acupuncture (Harley Street 1, London) 执业中医师。现任英国，欧洲和加拿大的多个中医院校教授及客座教授。现任英国中医学会(CMA)会长，世界中医药学会联合会常务理事。世界中医药联合医案专业委员会副会长， 世界中医药联合会疫病专业委员会副会长。

Prof. dr. Ying Zhang’s new book on treating psychiatric disorders using traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) sheds light on the importance of cross-disciplinary studies and practice. This work will open your eyes by showing the possible mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine in helping with Long Covid and why TCM could be effective in treating mental diseases in terms of cost and performance. This work is significant to patients, doctors, policymakers, and healthcare managers.

Prof. dr. Feng Zhu, MBA Class of 1958 Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University.

张颖教授的这本新书《用中医角度治疗精神疾病》阐明了跨学科研究和实践的重要性。这项工作将通过展示中医帮助长期Covid-19的可能机制以及为什么中医可以在成本和性能方面有效治疗精神疾病，让您大开眼界。这项工作不仅对患者和医生意义重大，对政策制定者和医疗保健管理者也很重要。

朱峰: 博士，教授。哈佛大学MBA 1958级工商管理教授。

As a lawyer, my comments will focus less on the medical concepts presented in this outstanding work of Prof. Dr. Zhang. Other commentators who are better qualified to do so shall do so instead. Why do I think it is vital that a Professor for Entrepreneurship and Innovation starts digging her heels into the world of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and its many applications in the modern world? It is simply because I can’t help to think that the world of medicine still has a long way to go in terms of its capacity to heal at all and its ability to heal at a reasonable cost.

In this regard, it is of paramount importance