The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회지)
- Volume 26 Issue 2
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- Pages.489-497
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- 2005
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- 1226-9174(pISSN)
Case Report: A Case of Conversion Disorder Treated by Ganyanghwapung(肝陽化風) Comprehensive Diagnosis
전환장애를 간양화풍(肝陽化風)으로 변증(辨證)한 치험 1례(例)
- Kim, Jin-Won (Department of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine, National Medical Center) ;
- Jeong, Byeong-Ju (Department of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine, National Medical Center) ;
- Woo, Sung-Ho (Department of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine, National Medical Center) ;
- Kim, Byung-Chul (Department of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine, National Medical Center) ;
- Son, Ji-Hyung (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, National Medical Center) ;
- Lim, Ho-Jae (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, National Medical Center) ;
- Hwang, Gyu-Dong (Department of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine, National Medical Center) ;
- Seo, Ho-Seok (Department of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine, National Medical Center) ;
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Kim, Yong-Ho
(Department of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine, National Medical Center) ;
- Han, Seung-Hea (Department of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine, National Medical Center)
- 김진원 (국립의료원 한방진료부 한방내과) ;
- 정병주 (국립의료원 한방진료부 한방내과) ;
- 우성호 (국립의료원 한방진료부 한방내과) ;
- 김병철 (국립의료원 한방진료부 한방내과) ;
- 손지형 (국립의료원 한방진료부 침구과) ;
- 임호제 (국립의료원 한방진료부 침구과) ;
- 황규동 (국립의료원 한방진료부 한방내과) ;
- 서호석 (국립의료원 한방진료부 한방내과) ;
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김용호
(국립의료원 한방진료부 한방내과) ;
- 한승혜 (국립의료원 한방진료부 한방내과)
- Published : 2005.06.30
Abstract
Conversion disorder lacks temperamental grounds and is a type of somatoform disorder that includes alteration or loss of physical functions implicated in physical deficit suggestive psychological conflict. There is high incidence of return of conversion disorder and difficulty in producing exact approaches of cure and apparent effects of remedy with symptomatic treatment alone because of its complex clinical symptoms. The approach of Oriental Medicine in treatment of conversion disorder is to apprehend relative symptoms from the syndrome combined with several annexational symptoms centering around sequential symptoms. Thereupon, author made a Ganyanghwapung comprehensive diagnosis was conducted using Oriental Medicine measures by differential diagnostic methods in psychosomatic patients whose cases are diagnosed as conversion disorder. Then, Cheonmagudeungeum Gagambang was prescribed for them and it brought on satisfactory effects from the first or second treatment. There have been many cases reporting the application of Oriental Medicine treatment to conversion disorder to date and outcomes have also been favorable. Results of this study likewise suggest that this Oriental Medicine treatment for conversion disorder is effective.
Keywords
- conversion disorder;
- Ganyanghwapung(肝陽化風) Comprehensive Diagnosis;
- Cheonmagudeungeum(Tianmagoutengyin)