Differential Diagnostic Approaches in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Physiotherapy for Mental Illness and Psychosocial Disorders: Similarities and Challenges in Integrating and Promoting East-Meet-West Approaches - Mini Review

The improvement of accurate management of psychosocial disorders and mental illness are the raising concern in the field of rehabilitation profession in the recent decade. The combination of the features and values of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and western physiotherapy approaches has also been advocated worldwide. It remains unclear for the integration and implementation of TCM and western approaches for promoting more accurate diagnosis and management of mental illness and psychosocial disorders from a rehabilitation perspective. This article provides a minioverview about the similarities and challenges about eastern and western approaches for the rehabilitation needs of mental illness and psychosocial disorders in clinical practice. This may facilitate further discussion and improvement of combining the values of eastern and western healthcare concepts and methods for the benefits of the people with various psychosocial and mental health needs.