Syndrome differentiation and treatment of masturbation syndrome in children from the perspective of disorder between sovereign fire and ministerial fire
Childhood masturbation syndrome is a disorder characterized by habitual rubbing of the perineum in children,which can often cause a certain psychological burden to the affected children and their families.According to traditional Chinese medicine,the syndrome is closely related to emotion dysregulation,in which the sovereign fire and ministerial fire maintain the normal conduct of emotional activities,constituting one important link in the regulation of emotions.The core pathogenesis of the syndrome is the disharmony between sovereign fire and ministerial fire and the hyperactivity of ministerial fire.In clinical treatment,attention should be paid to restoring the normal states of the sovereign fire and ministerial fire,regulating and activating emotions,so as to achieve the harmony between zang-fu viscera.