The Psychosomatic Traits of

Jia Jia LI; Xin Yu Yang; Hong Jun Zhang; Dong Qing Yin; Jin Tao Zhang; Jing Wen Cui; Jing Dong Han; Yan MA; Hong Xiao Jia

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The Psychosomatic Traits of "People with the Five Elements in Traditional Chinese Medicine": A Qualitative Study.

Author: Jia Jia LI ^{1
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2} ; Xin Yu YANG ³ ; Hong Jun ZHANG ⁴ ; Dong Qing YIN ^{1
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2} ; Jin Tao ZHANG ⁵ ; Jing Wen CUI ^{1
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2} ; Jing Dong HAN ⁶ ; Yan MA ⁷ ; Hong Xiao JIA ^{1
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2}
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1. The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100088, China
2. Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100088, China.
3. School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
4. The First Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, DongZhimen Hospital, Beijing 100700, China.
5. State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning and IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
6. Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
7. Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Brainstorming; In-depth interviews; People with the five elements in TCM; Personality; Traditional Chinese medicine; Triangulation
MeSH: Female; Humans; Male; Medicine, Chinese Traditional/methods*; Adult; Middle Aged; Diagnosis; Projective Techniques
From: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2023;36(11):1068-1078
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract: OBJECTIVE:To identify the representative attributes of the five elements of a person with a qualitative methodology and provide the basis for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of "people with the five elements in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)."
METHODS:Data collected from the literature review, two sessions of brainstorming of experts with related experience in "people with the five elements in TCM" from October 2020 to December 2020, and six rounds of in-depth interviews with 30 participants who had various attributes of the five elements from March 2021 to October 2021 were analyzed. Triangulation was used in this study, and theming and synthesizing were used to analyze the data.
RESULTS:A total of 31 experts and 30 interviewees participated in this study. The median age of the experts and interviewees were 48.0 and 38.5 years, respectively; 51.66% and 54.8% of experts and interviewees, respectively, were men. The descriptors of facial diagrams of "people with the five elements in TCM" were complexion, shape, distribution state of facial bones, convergence trend of facial muscles, and facial expression. A theoretical model of "people with the five elements in TCM" was shaped based on these findings.
CONCLUSION:The study suggests a possibility for bridging the gap between personality and bodily state, identifying an avenue for personality research from the perspective of TCM.