Tcm Symptoms Of Insomnia Syndrome Characteristics Of Psychological Characteristics

Insomnia is a type of sleep disorder where one may experience a whole range of symptoms such as significant reduction in the number of sleeping hours, having difficulties in falling asleep; easily awaken from sleep due to fright, and having much difficulty in returning to sleep once awake. This paper aimed to investigate the viable factors which had caused the onset of prolonged insomnia, using scientific evidence obtained from theoretical and clinical studies.Theoretical studiesIn theory, the definition of insomnia was generally defined as the hindrances in the ability of inducing and sustaining adequate and good quality sleep. This inevitably upset the physiological functions of the body, owing to bad quality sleep and insufficient sleeping hours. Current research in the diagnosis of insomnia, there were issues discussed, concerning the acute need of viable science-based evidence required for renewing the national and international diagnostic standards of insomnia. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) applied its theoretical principles in discussing the several relationships of the body, such as the yin and yang, dietary and defence, together with Qi and blood, and the related aspects of spiritual beings and meridians, to explain the presence of current physiological and pathological factors of insomnia. Part of this project was to screen out the vital elements which were the prime suspects in triggering insomnia. The findings helped to explicate the link between the pathological and social psychological factors that were linked to insomnia. The results also indicated that it was crucial to integrate the knowledge of basic principles in TCM and those in current psychological studies in order to achieve a better understanding in the mental statuses of sufferers at the point of diagnosis.Clinical studiesThis part of the project investigated the three aspects in clinical observations, mainly a) to compare and contrast the symptoms narrated by insomniac patients and the common TCM symptom complexes available for diagnosing insomniac cases; b) to quantify the degree of apprehensive and depressive emotions experienced by victims and c) to investigate the characteristics of the mental statuses as seen in common symptom complexes of the insomniac sufferers.1. The study of distinctive symptoms and specific symptom complexes present among insomnia sufferers160 insomniac clinical cases were collected and analysed using current clinical standards. Statistical evaluation tests were then carried out by a team of clinical specialists, to seek the viability of the several distinctive symptoms and symptom complexes common present in insomniac victims. The results showed that the most distinctive symptom for insomnia was the inability to sleep that unfailingly appeared in every collected case study. The other accompanied symptoms included the inability to induce sleep (77.5%), experiencing loose...