Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine (정신신체의학)
- Volume 8 Issue 1
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- Pages.103-109
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- 2000
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- 1225-6471(pISSN)
A Case of Light Therapy for a Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
만성피로증후군에 대한 광치료 1예
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Ko, Young-Hoon
(Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Medicine, Korea University) ;
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Joe, Sook-Haeng
(Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Medicine, Korea University)
- Published : 2000.06.15
Abstract
The authors identified a treatment-resistant patient with chronic fatigue syndrome, characterized by chronic fatigue, headache, unrefreshing sleep. Some studies reported that chronic fatigue syndrome was associated with affective disorder, especially seasonal affective disorder and many studies reported that bright light therapy was effective in seasonal affective disorder. But efficacy of light therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome was rarely reported. We treated the patient with morning light treatment using 2500lux light box, the clinical symptoms in this case were improved. The authors suggest that the light therapy can be a treatment modality for chronic fatigue syndrome.
저자들은 만성적인 피로감과 비특이적인 신체 증상을 나타내는 치료저항성 만성피로증후군 환자 1례를 경험하였다. 몇몇 연구들에서 만성피로증후군과 정서장애와의 관련성을 보고하고 있으나 계절성정서장에의 치료 도구로 인정받고 있는 만성피로증후군에서 광치료의 효용성에 대한 연구는 거의 없는 상태이다. 저자들은 2500lux의 광상자를 이용하여 본 증례의 환자에게 아침 광치료를 시도하여 임상적 증상의 호전을 경험하였기에 관련 문헌의 검토와 함께 보고하고자 한다.