Psychology Outpatient Clinic
Introduction to the Psychological Outpatient Clinic The Psychological Outpatient Clinic of Chongqing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine was established in May 2020. The professional team consists of core psychiatrists and psychological counselors recruited from Southwest Hospital and can provide professional assistance including medication treatment, individual psychotherapy, couples and family therapy, group psychotherapy, and EAP for enterprises and public institutions. Scope of Diagnosis and Treatment Depression, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, insomnia, unexplained somatic pain, perinatal depression, menstruation-related emotional problems, stress-related disorders, psychosomatic diseases, adolescent learning problems, intimate relationship problems, etc. Family Therapy Family therapy regards the family as a whole for group intervention and views the psychological problems of family members from a systemic and dynamic perspective. It is a therapeutic theory and treatment method that mainly achieves the treatment of symptoms by changing the patterns of interaction displayed by family members around the symptoms. Family therapy is applicable to improving relationships among family members, resolving behavioral problems in adolescents, and addressing individual psychological problems related to the family system. Specialized Techniques The Psychological Outpatient Clinic is equipped with advanced diagnostic instruments (psychological assessment CT system) and comprehensive treatment techniques. It adopts an integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment approach. According to the patient's different constitutions, traditional Chinese medicine conducts syndrome differentiation and treatment; for syndrome types including liver-qi stagnation, qi stagnation transforming into fire and exuberant fire due to yin deficiency, phlegm-qi stagnation, deficiency of both the heart and spleen, and deficiency of heart and gallbladder qi, individualized treatments such as soothing the liver and purging fire, regulating qi and nourishing yin, supplementing the heart and benefiting the spleen, coordinating the heart and kidneys, supplementing qi and calming fright, and clearing and transforming heat-phlegm are administered respectively. Chinese medicine external treatments such as ear acupoint pressure pellets, acupuncture, and moxibustion are also used to assist patients' recovery, and good treatment outcomes have been achieved clinically. Featured Diagnosis and Treatment of the Department 1. Integrated treatment of psychosomatic diseases Adhering to the concept of the modern medical model of “biological—psychological—social.” For physical discomfort caused by psychological problems, "counseling obstacles" and emotional and psychological problems accompanying physical diseases, biomedical treatment (medication treatment, physical treatment, etc.) is combined with psychotherapy, and a diagnosis and treatment model integrating traditional Chinese and Western medicine is used to provide patients with professional and personalized diagnosis and treatment services. 2. Adolescent mental health assessment and psychotherapy Drug treatment, traditional Chinese medicine syndrome-differentiation treatment, individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, family therapy, parent training camps, and other diagnosis and treatment services are provided for adolescents' psychological and behavioral problems, such as depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, sleep disorders, and adjustment disorders, as well as family, learning, interpersonal relationship, and personal development problems during growth. 3. Establishment of a specialized clinic for school refusal The phenomenon of school refusal is becoming increasingly common and is also occurring at younger ages. The specialized school-refusal clinic of the Psychological Outpatient Clinic of our hospital provides professional assistance to students with problems, safeguards students throughout their long journey of study, and also brings help to families troubled by such problems for a long time. The Psychological Outpatient Clinic of Chongqing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine provides medication treatment, psychological counseling, psychotherapy, traditional Chinese medicine treatment, and other outpatient mental and psychological health medical services for the general population, patients with psychological and behavioral problems and mental and psychological illnesses, and patients with psychosomatic and psychosomatic diseases.