The Study Of The Thoughts Of Gestalt Psychology In Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)and The Case Study Of The Innovation Skills In TCM Towards The Depressive Mood Preliminarily

ObjectiveThis study aimed to research the thoughts of Gestalt psychology in Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)and the case study to investigate the treatment of the innovation of TCM Gestalt Skills towards the depressive mood.MethodsFirst of all,through literature and Cross-cultural research,I reorganized and made a summary of the thoughts of Gestalt psychology in TCM psychology.Second,three adult with depressive mood were the case study subjects,and multiple probe design across subject of single subject design was tho study method.Self-rating depression scale(SDS)、Somatization subscales of Symptom CheckList-90,and Unfinished Business Resolution Scale(UFB-RS)were arranged in Baseline,Intervention,and Maintenance phases.ResultsThe theories such as Views of Human Nature,Holism,Variability and Dynamic Balance of TCM and estalt psychology have many similarities.The therapeutic principles and methods such as Syndrome differentiation treatment and Focus here and now,As you wish and Resolve unfinished business,Patient-orientated and eliminate the patient’s resistance and observe Zhiyi and Arouse energy of TCM and Gestalt therapy also have many similarities as well.Based on the same concepts of TCM psychology,Phenomenology,Existentialism and Gestalt psychology,this study combine the therapeutic skills of TCM psychology and Gestalt psychology and to create a whole new TCM Gestalt skills including basic attitude and three phases:Yin and Yang therapy,Form and Spirit exchanging therapy and Nature,Earth and Human being three element therapy skills.It is also found that the TCM Gestalt Skills significantly improve the depression mood,physical discomfort and unfinished business resolution of the three depressive subjects during the expectation and maintenance period.ConclusionTraditional Chinese medicine psychology and Gestalt psychology have a high degree of consistency in many aspects.The two also have many commonalities and similarities in therapeutic techniques,indicating that Chinese and Western medicine and psychology have great space for mutual exchange and combination;This study proves that traditional Chinese medicine psychology can absorb Western psychology and then innovate into modern and feasible TCM Gestalt skills.Research data show that the skills has a positive change effect on depression mood,physical discomfort and unfinished business in cases of depression.