Impressions of psychiatric problems and their management: China, 1977.
The authors, who visited the People's Republic of China in October 1977, describe the treatment methods used there, particularly in the Shanghai Mental Hospital, a 1,000-bed hospital for acutely ill patients. Psychiatric treatment there appears to be a blend of Western pharmacology, traditional Chinese medicine, and group therapy. The authors also speculate on the possible cultural sources of stress-related and interpersonal problems, provide a review of the literature regarding psychiatry in modern China, and outline the history of psychiatric treatment there.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D002681:China; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003704:Dementia / Q000628:therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008518:Medicine, East Asian Traditional; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000628:therapy
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents