A Case Report of Binge Eating due to Disharmony of the Liver & Spleen(肝脾不和) and Retention of Undigested Food(食積)

간비불화(肝脾不和)와 식적(食積)으로 변증된 신경성 폭식증 치험 1례

  • Kim, Hyo-Ju (Dept. of Neuropsychiatry Dong-Sea Oriental Medical Hospital) ;
  • Chu, Ching-Nai (Dept. of Neuropsychiatry Dong-Sea Oriental Medical Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Ji-Won (Dept. of Neuropsychiatry Dong-Sea Oriental Medical Hospital) ;
  • Cha, Hye-Jin (Dept. of Neuropsychiatry Dong-Sea Oriental Medical Hospital) ;
  • Seo, Young-Min (Dept. of Neuropsychiatry Dong-Sea Oriental Medical Hospital) ;
  • Park, Se-Jin (Dept. of Neuropsychiatry Dong-Sea Oriental Medical Hospital) ;
  • Jeong, A-Rong (Dept. of Gynecology, Dong-Sea Oriental Medical Hospital)
  • 김효주 (동서한방병원 한방신경정신과) ;
  • 곡경내 (동서한방병원 한방신경정신과) ;
  • 이지원 (동서한방병원 한방신경정신과) ;
  • 차혜진 (동서한방병원 한방신경정신과) ;
  • 서영민 (동서한방병원 한방신경정신과) ;
  • 박세진 (동서한방병원 한방신경정신과) ;
  • 정아롱 (동서한방병원 한방부인과)
  • Published : 2008.11.30

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the effect on a patient with bulimia nervosa-purging type and depression according to the oriental medical treatment and cognitive-behavioral therapy. In this case, a 28 year-old female patient had a binge eating and reward behaviors for 2 years. This patient was treated with acupunture therapy, Soyo-san for 5 months after cognitive-behavioral therapy for 12 sessions(2 times a week). The result of this research showed that bulimia nervosa with depression was improved by our treatment.

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