Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine (정신신체의학)

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Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Neurocognitive Disorder

신경인지장애의 정신행동증상에 대한 비약물학적 개입

  • Hyun Kim (Department of psychiatry, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kang Joon Lee (Department of psychiatry, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine)
  • 김현 (인제대학교 의과대학 일산백병원 정신건강의학교실) ;
  • 이강준 (인제대학교 의과대학 일산백병원 정신건강의학교실)
  • Received : 2023.05.23
  • Accepted : 2023.06.21
  • Published : 2023.06.30
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Abstract

Patients with neurocognitive disorder show behavioral psychological symptoms such as agitation, aggression, depression, and wandering, as well as cognitive decline, which puts a considerable burden on patients and their families. For the treatment of behavioral psychological symptoms, patient-centered, non-pharmacological treatment should be used as a first line approach. This paper describes non-pharmacological interventions to manage and treat behavioral psychological symptoms in patients with neurocognitive disorder. In order to control behavioral psychological symptoms such as agitation, depression, apathy, insomnia, and wandering, it is important to identify and evaluate factors such as environmental changes and drugs, and then solve such problems. Non-pharmacological interventions include reassurance, encourage, distraction, and environmental change. It is necessary to understand behavior from a patient's point of view and to approach the patient's needs and abilities appropriately. Reminiscence therapy, music therapy, aroma therapy, multisensory stimulation therapy, exercise therapy, light therapy, massage therapy, cognitive intervention therapy, and pet therapy are used as non-pharmacological interventions, and these approaches are known to improve symptoms such as depression, apathy, agitation, aggression, anxiety, wandering, and insomnia. However, the quality of the evidence base for non-pharmacological approaches is generally lower than for pharmacological treatments. Therefore, more extensive and accurate effectiveness verification studies are needed in the future.

신경인지장애 환자들은 인지저하 뿐만 아니라 초조, 공격성, 우울, 배회 등의 정신행동증상들을 나타내며 이로 인해 환자와 가족이 상당한 고통을 받게 된다. 정신행동증상의 치료를 위해서는 환자 중심의, 비약물학적인 치료가 우선되어야한다. 본 논문은 신경인지장애 환자에서 나타나는 정신행동증상을 관리하고 치료하기 위한 비약물학적인 개입에 대하여 기술하였다. 초조, 우울, 무감동, 불면, 배회 등의 정신행동증상을 조절하기 위해서는 환경변화, 약물 등의 유발 인자를 파악하고 평가한 뒤, 그러한 문제를 해결해주는 것이 중요하다. 비약물학적인 개입 방법으로는 안심시키기, 활동 격려하기, 주의를 분산시키기, 환경을 변화시키기 등을 들 수 있다. 환자의 관점에서 행동을 이해하고, 그들의 요구와 능력에 맞게 접근해야한다. 비약물학적인 개입 방법으로 회상요법, 음악치료, 향기요법, 다중감각자극요법, 운동요법, 광선치료, 마사지 요법, 인지중재치료, 애완동물요법 등의 다양한 요법이 시행되고 있으며, 이러한 접근 방법이 환자의 우울, 무감동, 초조, 공격성, 불안, 배회, 불면 등의 증상을 호전시켜준다고 알려져 있다. 그러나, 효과에 대한 증거 수준이 높지 않아 향후에 좀 더 광범위하고 정확한 효과 검증 연구가 필요하다.

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