Integration of occidental and oriental psychosomatic treatments

The Oriental approach to life can contribute to the development of psychosomatic medicine in three major ways, revolving around its realization of the illusion of mind-body dualism, its development of practical somatopsychic techniques for learning self-control, and its orientation towards realizing our true nature. In our department we are currently exploring the use of both standard psychosomatic as well as a variety of somatopsychic techniques, with the ultimate goal of providing a meaningful integration of these approaches. While working to realize the integration of these varied approaches, we feel we are discovering some important clinical principles.