title: Psychosomatic disease and acupuncture.
abstract: The medical philosophy implied by a "mind-body unity" hypothesis is outlined and the type of therapy appropriate to the stage of development of disease is discussed; special reference is made to the place of acupuncture within a modern medical program. Starting from the premise that mind is the primary causal force determining neural states, it is concluded that the highest level medical art would be "psychosomatic psychoanalysis." The next highest form of therapy would deal directly with nerve impulses (acupuncture, etc.), followed by drug therapies directed at intra- and extracellular fluid composition, hormone macromolecule manipulation, and finally minor and major surgery.
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000502:physiology; D008032:Limbic System / Q000502:physiology; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011781:Quackery