Qigong-induced mental disorders

Introduction

Introduction to mental disorders caused by Qigong Refers to the phenomenon of improper operation of Qigong, such as too many daily exercises, the phenomenon that the qigong state is too long to receive work, manifested as thinking, emotional and behavioral obstacles, and loss of self-control ability. However, private qigong masters in the society may also issue outside gas corrections to patients with qigong deviation, and even adopt incorrect methods. At present, there is no research report on qigong rectification treatment that has undergone rigorous scientific research design, but most clinical psychology. Doctors and psychiatrists believe that the corrective treatment of qigong masters has the nature of psychological suggestion. When the neurological symptoms or affective symptoms of these qigong deviations are ineffective through qigong masters, even the work and life are obviously affected, and the patients go to psychological counseling. Outpatient or psychiatric outpatient clinics, psychiatrists give psychological treatment and medical treatment, but there are not many institutions that can currently treat psychotherapy for patients with qigong deviation. For professionals who have been authorized by the state to engage in Qigong medical treatment, the qigong deviation Obvious psychotic symptoms, must be treated by psychiatry, the opinions are more consistent, but some patients have psychiatric disorders without psychiatric treatment, which affects the evaluation of treatment effect, whether some patients show transient or transient psychosis Obstacles are automatically relieved without psychiatric treatment. . basic knowledge The proportion of illness: 0.002% Susceptible people: no specific population Mode of infection: non-infectious Complications: sleep disorders, bloating

Cause

Causes of mental disorders caused by Qigong

Factors affecting the onset of illness Mental disorders caused by Qigong are the same as other cultural exogenous mental disorders. The causes of the disease are not completely clear. The possible factors affecting the onset are:

1. In the beginning of Qigong training, the practitioners are eager to get the high level of the mind and the therapeutic effect, that is, there is a psychological state that is eager to seek and deliberate pursuit, and the correct psychological counseling is not obtained.

2. There is a lack of guidance in the practice of susceptible or psychosomatic diseases. In particular, there are clear psychological barriers before practicing, and neurological disorders and personality disorders are easy to induce mental disorders.

3. Excessive practice, that is, the practice of the practitioners is too many times per day or the exercise time is too long. As a result, the psychological pressure is too large to complete the whole process of Qigong training.

4. The practitioners blindly practice themselves without the correct guidance of the qigong physicians, and cannot master the correct essentials of training.

Prevention

Prevention of mental disorders caused by Qigong

However, private qigong masters in the society may also issue outside gas corrections to patients with qigong deviation, and even adopt incorrect methods. At present, there is no research report on qigong rectification treatment that has undergone rigorous scientific research design, but most clinical psychology. Doctors and psychiatrists believe that the corrective treatment of qigong masters has the nature of psychological suggestion. When the neurological symptoms or affective symptoms of these qigong deviation responses are invalidated by qigong masters, even the work and life are obviously affected, and the patients go to psychological counseling. Outpatient or psychiatric outpatient clinics, psychiatrists give psychological treatment and medical treatment, but there are not many institutions that can currently treat psychotherapy for patients with qigong deviation. For professionals who have been authorized by the state to engage in Qigong medical treatment, the qigong deviation Obvious psychotic symptoms, must be treated by psychiatry, the opinions are more consistent, but some patients have psychiatric disorders without psychiatric treatment, which affects the evaluation of treatment effect, whether some patients show transient or transient psychosis Obstacles are automatically relieved without psychiatric treatment. .

Complication

Complications of mental disorders caused by Qigong Complications, sleep disorders, bloating

These patients are mainly lack of healthy psychological quality and sound personality, ignorance, paranoia, disobedience, exaggeration, high self-suggestion and blind congregation mentality are the main reasons leading to "getting mad". If such practitioners continue to do so, they may It will be used by people with ulterior motives. Not only will the mind and body be damaged, but it will also have a serious negative impact on the family and society.

Symptom

Symptoms of mental disorders caused by Qigong Common symptoms Prone to mental disorders Involuntary movements Depression, hallucinations, anxiety, tension, dizziness, bloating, sleep disorders

The clinical manifestations of qigong deviation syndrome are more complicated. Traditional Chinese medicine divides it into four types. According to the difference of severity of illness, according to the severity of the disease, the qigong deviation reaction is called the qigong deviation caused by psychosomatic disorder. Obstacles and qigong-induced mental disorders, therefore, the clinical manifestations of qigong deviation have three manifestations:

1. Simple body type, this type has only special physical symptoms related to Qigong without mental disorder. This physical symptom refers to various internal discomforts caused by the patient's feeling of "qi" in the body. Types are more common, but generally do not go to a mental outpatient or psychiatric outpatient clinic, but in a Qigong clinic or to a private qigong master.

2. Physical disorder, secondary mental disorder or combined mental disorder, ie psychosomatic disorder.

3. Mental disorders are initiated and dominated, while physical symptoms are not obvious, that is, mental disorders caused by qigong described in psychiatry. Mental disorders can be divided into psychotic and non-psychiatric disorders, but in CCMD-2-R, qigong The mental disorder caused mainly refers to psychiatric mental disorders, and this classification cannot be accepted by Chinese medicine and Qigong.

In recent years, there have been four types of syndromes in China that mainly report mental disorders.

1. Schizophrenic mental disorder: Most patients show acute onset after practice, clinical manifestations are more complex, can have delusions, hallucinations, speech disorders, and often increased speech: emotional excitement and behavioral disorders, also see first-order symptoms, but Not everyone has it.

2. Neuropathic disorders: Clinical manifestations can be divided into physical disorders and mental disorders. Patients with physical disorders complained that "gas in the body, suffocating the head" or qi retention in a certain part of the body, causing various physical symptoms, such as headache, dizziness, chest and abdomen pain, dans bulging, limbs numbness and limbs Autonomous exercise; such as limb shaking and muscle fibrillation, related to the exercise, mental disorders mainly refers to neuropathic psychological disorders, manifested as sleep disorders and mood disorders, such as anxiety, nervousness, fear, irritability, depression, concept of doubt , negative pessimism and reduced movements.

3. Hysteria-induced mental disorder: Qigong-induced snoring mental disorder mainly manifests as acute morbidity, but in DSM-IV and ICD-10, snoring mental disorder has been abolished, and the mechanism of separation and conversion cannot explain qigong. The phenomenon of mental disorders.

4. Affective mental disorders: In recent years, there have been reports of manic episodes caused by Qigong.

Examine

Examination of mental disorders caused by Qigong

Different psychological tests can be selected according to the actual situation. The psychological tests have the following items, and the specific choices have individual differences.

1 Melancholy Self-Assessment Scale (SDS).

2 Anxiety Self-Assessment Scale (SAS).

3 Symptom Checklist (SCL-90).

4 Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (Adult) [EPQ (Adult)].

5 Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (Children) [EPQ (Junior)].

6 Conners Child Behavior Scale.

7 Minnesota Multiple Personality Questionnaire (MMPI399).

8 Mental age determination.

9 Cartel 16 factor (16PF).

10 Beck Melancholia Questionnaire (BDI).

11 Olson Marriage Quality Questionnaire (ENRICH).

12 EQ (EQ).

13 Holland's professional interest.

14 Autism Behavior Rating Scale (ABC Scale; used by parents or teachers).

15 Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS).

16 Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire (PDQ-IV).

17 type A personality questionnaire.

18 Concise Psychiatric Symptoms Scale (BPRS).

19 Positive Symptom Scale (SAPS).

20 Negative Symptom Scale (SANS).

21 Achenbach Child Behavior Scale (CBCL).

22 California Psychological Survey (CPI).

23 Positive and Negative Symptoms Scale (PANSS).

24 Cornell Medical Health Index (CMI).

25 Bech-Rafaelsen Mania Scale (BRMS).

26 Raven IQ.

27 Stress test.

28 Life Events Questionnaire (LES) (stress source test).

29 Adolescent Life Incident Questionnaire (ASLEC).

30 MBTI personality test.

Diagnosis

Diagnosis and diagnosis of mental disorders caused by Qigong

The diagnostic criteria for mental disorders caused by Qigong are as follows:

1 Directly caused by Qigong.

2 Symptoms are closely related to the contents of qigong books or qigong masters. These phenomena usually disappear only when qigong is completed and qigong (receives) ends, but the patient continues or recurs and cannot be controlled.

3 One of the following conditions cannot be considered a mental disorder: (1) using similar performance as a means of treating oneself or another. (2) Use similar performance as a means of obtaining property or achieving other purposes. (3) Those who can self-induced or self-terminate at will.

4 Can not be diagnosed as any other mental disorder.

Differential diagnosis

It should be differentiated from snoring and schizophrenia, and it is sometimes difficult to identify with snoring, mainly based on the characteristics of medical history.

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