The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology (한방안이비인후피부과학회지)

The Society of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology & Dermatology (대한한방안이비인후피부과학회)
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A Clinical Report of a Patient with Conversion Aphonia

전환장애(轉換障碍)에 의한 실성증(失聲症) 환자의 치험 1례

  • 변석미 (동의대학교 한의과대학 안이비인후피부과학교실) ;
  • 신상호 (동의대학교 한의과대학 안이비인후피부과학교실) ;
  • 김미보 (동의대학교 한의과대학 안이비인후피부과학교실) ;
  • 윤화정 (동의대학교 한의과대학 안이비인후피부과학교실) ;
  • 고우신 (동의대학교 한의과대학 안이비인후피부과학교실)
  • Published : 2008.08.25
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Abstract

Objective : Conversion disorder is a psychiatric condition in which people express emotional distress through physical signs and symptoms involuntarily. Aphonia is one of the frequent symptoms of conversion disorder. The premise of this study is that oriental medical treatments would alleviate the symptoms of a patient with aphonia caused by conversion disorder. Methods : In this study, the subject is a patient with conversion disorder who afflicted aphonia after her travel. The patient was treated in Ulsan Oriental Medical Hospital of Dong-Eui University. Herbal medicine, acupuncture, and other oriental treatments were diagnosed to her. Results : Oriental medical treatments have an effect on a patient experiencing aphonia caused by conversion disorder.

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