Analysis of Ginseng Research Trend for last decade

Abstract

department of a large Chinese medical hospital in Beijing, China. Results: Results demonstrated that Chinese medical psychology is a developing field that draws upon psychotherapy, psychiatry, biomedicine, and Chinese medicine in order to treat various formsof psychological suffering inChina. Results also reveal that the experience and treatment of psychological suffering in China is highly contingent upon unique socioeconomic and cultural circumstances, including traditional ideals of the self and their conflict with the demands of contemporary social structures as well as unique practice environments and the freedom of physicians to expand their scope of practice in China. Conclusion: In order to translate contemporary forms of Chinese medical psychology into integrative contexts outside of China, it is critical to take cultural, legal, and ethical factors into account. For example, licensing requirements in certain countries may preclude the practice of Chinese medical psychology in its full form by acupuncturists and other practitioners outside of China. Likewise, specific techniques used in Chinese medical psychology may not be culturally or ethically appropriate in other settings. These challenges are not unique to translating Chinese medical psychology, and much can be learned from ways in which general Chinese medicine has been translated in other countries. However, because of the particularly sensitive nature of psychological treatment, the translation of Chinese medical psychology warrants special consideration. Contact: Sonya Pritzker, spritzker@mednet.ucla.edu