Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry (동의신경정신과학회지)

The Korean Society of Oriental Neuropsychiatry (대한한방신경정신과학회)
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A Case of Panic Disorder Complained Enervation and Unstable Blood Pressure Improved by Herbal Medicine and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

무력감과 불안정한 혈압을 호소하는 공황장애 환자에게 한방치료 및 인지행동치료를 병행하여 호전된 1례(例)

  • Seok, Seon-Hee (Dept. of Neuropsychiatry, College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Yoo, Jong-Ho (Dept. of Neuropsychiatry, College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Kim, Geun-Woo (Dept. of Neuropsychiatry, College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Koo, Byung-Soo (Dept. of Neuropsychiatry, College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University)
  • 석선희 (동국대학교 한의과대학 신경정신과학교실) ;
  • 유종호 (동국대학교 한의과대학 신경정신과학교실) ;
  • 김근우 (동국대학교 한의과대학 신경정신과학교실) ;
  • 구병수 (동국대학교 한의과대학 신경정신과학교실)
  • Published : 2007.12.30
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Abstract

Panic disorder is one of the anxiety disorder, characterized by panic attacks which are discrete episodes of fear accompanied by somatic symptoms such as shortness of breath, palpitations, chest pain, choking, dizziness, trembling and/or faintness. We experienced a 41 year-old male who complained of sudden enervation, unstable blood pressure and anxiety about self's symptoms. We bad given herbal medicines aoh cognitive & behavioral therapy. Results from studies to date suggest the cognitive behavioral therapy(CBTl are useful for depression, anxiety disorder, phobia. He understood his symptom's meaning and tried to overcome fear related to symptoms through exposure training. We concluded that cognitive behavioral therapy can be very effective methods to treat panic disorder, because patient with panic disorder has maladaptive automatic thoughts, based on dysfunctional beliefs like "I'm too weak, I have some problem."

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