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Acupuncture Treatment For Paranoid Personality Disorder

Paranoid Personality Disorder is categorised as mental disorder. Therefore the acupuncture treatment
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Paranoid Personality Disorder is a severe mental health disorder. People who have this disorder tend to think that they might be in a dangerous situation and so can be hostile to the other person.

Paranoid Personality disorder is a severe mental health condition and so requires careful expert psychiatric care. No one should attempt to treat these patients except in conjunction with expert psychiatric medical practitioners. To do so could put one in personal danger of abuse and assault

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SYMPTOMS

CAUSES

TREATMENTS

 

SYMPTOMS

 


People with this disorder usually show the following characteristic :
– Pervasive
– Constant suspiciousness
– Tend to mistrust others
– Hypersensitivity
– Easily offended
– Eager observers

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CAUSES

 


The causes of this disorder are :
– Genetic factors
– Lack of self awareness
– Environmental factors

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TREATMENTS

 

 


Related Acupuncture Points :

HE7 PC6 GV20

Acupuncture Treatment For Paranoid Personality Disorder

Paranoid Personality Disorder is a severe mental disorder. So, the acupuncture treatment suitable for this disorder is that used to treat mental disorder. The acupuncturist will perform the treatment at the following acupoints :
1. Main acupoints : Ren 12, 13, 15
2. Calm: Du 26-28 (strong stimulation), KI 1
3. Purge Yangming: LI 4, 11, ST 36, 37, 39, SJ 6
4. Shaoyang: GB 20
5. Taiyang: BL 9, 10
6. yin tang – downwards towards bridge of nose
Other acupoints that may be targeted are :
1. Clear Minister Fire: PC 5 to SJ 6
2. Fire and Phlegm: PC 5, ST 40
3. Phlegm in Lung system: ST 40, LU 7
4. Sweating (night or daytime spontaneous): HT 6, KI 7
5. Fever: LI 11, Du 14, HT 3
6. Hearing voices in the head: SI 19, GB 2, PC 5
7. Ghosts in dreams: SP 1, ST 45

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Footnotes

  1. Paranoid personality disorder – Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranoid_personality_disorder
  2. Paranoid Personality Disorder: Causes, Symptoms & Diagnosis, http://www.healthline.com/health/paranoid-personality-disorder#symptoms3
  3. Paranoid Personality Disorder | Psychology Today, https://www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/paranoid-personality-disorder
  4. Mental Disorders (mood, personality, schizophrenia … – TCM Health-info, http://tcm.health-info.org/Common%20Diseases/Bipolar.htm