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Psychotherapy for Couples based one Short-Term Body and Mind Korean Medicine: A Case Report

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  • Kim, Bung-Hak (Department of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, School of Korean Medicine in Pusan National University) ;
  • Lim, Jung-Hwa (Department of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, School of Korean Medicine in Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, Bo-Kyung (Department of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, School of Korean Medicine in Pusan National University)
  • 김병학 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 한방신경정신과) ;
  • 임정화 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 한방신경정신과) ;
  • 김보경 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 한방신경정신과)
  • Received : 2021.06.06
  • Accepted : 2021.07.02
  • Published : 2021.06.30

Abstract

Psychotherapy in Korean Medicine is characterized not only by management of mental issues, but also a holistic perspective of the mind and body, which includes physical treatment. In this case report, we describe the efficacy of Korean psychotherapy for couples with physical symptoms of heartache, emotional tension and marital relationships by addressing the challenges at the Mind and Body levels. For the physical treatment of the couple, the wife was treated with a Bunshimgi-Eum and the husband was administered a Cheonwangbosimdan, combined with a psychiatric interview based on Korean Medicine. It involves listening to the couple's story, YiJungBeongi therapy, understanding and learning about vases and defense mechanisms, self-understanding and understanding of the husband through self-understanding and expansion, and husband's understanding of the wife's position, self-interpretation and acceptance. Based on counseling, the couple's personal characteristics and expansion for self-growth, the progress and results of the couple's challenges and relationship improvement in a relatively short period of time are presented. In response, we hope that the evidence based on Korean Psychotherapy supporting the counseling for couples will continue to accumulate. We would like to report and share a few opinions.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by a 2-Year Research Grant of Pusan National University.

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