Current Situation of TCM Treatment of Schizophrenia

  • Chen Lin
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18686/aem.v9i4.177
Keywords: Schizophrenia, TCM Treatment

Abstract

Schizophrenia is a common clinical disease in the department of psychiatry. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment of schizophrenia has a long history, rich experience, small side effects, to a certain extent can alleviate the condition of patients with schizophrenia. This article reviews the current situation of TCM treatment of schizophrenia in recent years from three aspects: TCM treatment, acupuncture treatment and catgut embedding treatment.

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Published
2021-02-02
Issue
Vol 8 No 4 (2019)
Section
Original Research Article

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