In the lineage of his previous works, Philippe Sionneau offers a captivating study of the understanding of the psyche according to Chinese medicine and the therapeutic responses that go with it.

This book offers a clear, concise and coherent synthesis, with much previously unpublished information on the various aspects of the psyche in the Chinese tradition: the Three Treasures (Jing — Vital Principle, Qi — Energy, Shen — Organising Consciousness), the five spirits (Shen, Hun, Po, Yi, Zhi), the demonic spirits (Gui), the five emotions and the seven sentiments, dreams…

It gives a detailed account of around thirty psychological, psychiatric or neurological disorders (insomnia, mental depression, memory loss, fears, anger, nightmares, epilepsy, psychosis, mental agitation…) according to the methodology of Chinese medicine, with concrete therapeutic responses in acupuncture and herbal medicine in direct line with the Chinese tradition.

Appendices include: Chinese dietetics and psychology, the treatments used by Chinese specialists, prepared medicinal substances… The book opens with a fitting preface by Bob Flaws, one of the most well-known authors in the Western circle of Chinese medicine.