• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.173-814
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• 2007

Objective : This Study is attempted to compare respiration training method on Sun-Do Training it is quadrivalence. Method : We used all books and paper, journal of inside and outside of the country on Sun-Do Training. Results and Conclusions: 1. Respiration training method on Mu-Eou-Do is spontaneous breathing, breath follows in individual’s respiratory. 2. Respiration training method on Suk-Mun, Guk-Seon-Do, Dan-Hak is all of the position differ, but all considers and breathes naturally abdominal region named Dan-Jeoun, the hypogastric center (丹田). 3. Respiration training method that intend in Guk-seon-do should be soft and slow and long and deep and the moment must not be stoppage. 4. Difference of respiration training method is that region that mean at practice differs. Suk-Mun and Guk-Seon-Do have respiration training method that do with anus as is special in practice process. Dan-Hak thinks that breath has entered as Myung-Mun(命門), means fundamental force.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.229-236
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• 2009

Objectives : This study is designed investigate the effect of oriental medial therapy on a 63 year old female patient had Miller Fisher Syndrome with sleeplessness. Methods : We experienced a case of Miller Fisher Syndrome and treated with herbal medicine, eletro-acupuncture. The effects of treatment were measured by sleeping hour, taken measurements with a ruler(eyeball movement). Results : Whole condition (ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and so on) was improved and Oriental treatment had a good effect on sleeping hour. Conclusions : Oriental medical treatments were very effective for the patient had Miller Fisher Syndrome with sleeplessness.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.309-315
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• 2005

This study is designed to evaluate the effects of an oriental medicine therapy, namely insooksan(仁熟散), on anxiety disorders. The clinical data was analyzed on a patient with anxiety disorders due to Simdamheagub(心膽虛技) whose main symptoms were anxiety, dysarthria, tremor of hands. The patient was admitted at the Oriental Neuropsychiatry Department of DaeGu Hanny University DaeGu Oriental Medicine Hospital on May 25, 2005, and was treated with herbal medicine(insooksan), acupuncture. After treatment, the patient's main symptoms were disappeared and secondary symptoms were improved. This study suggests that Insooksan(仁熟散) is significantly effective in treatment of Anxiety disorders due to Simdamheagub(心膽虛怯).

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.1-10
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• 2012

Objectives : This study aims to evaluate the current status of clinical use of diagnostic equipment in oriental neuropsychiatry. Methods : Thirty clinical studies using diagnostic equipment out of 223 papers in the journal of oriental neuropsychiatry in the 10 years from 2003 to 2012 were reviewed. Results : Ten diagnostic apparatuses were used in 30 papers. HRV (Heart Rate Variability) was used the most, but the results of papers were not consistent. ADS (ADHD Diagnostic System) and ERP (Event Related Potential) were effective in clinical research. Conclusions : Diagnostic equipment might be useful and effective to treat mental disorders if they are to be used properly and followed by well-designed studies.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.403-410
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• 2013

This study researches the effects of oriental treatments for brain lesions and communicating hydrocephalus of patients with mental retardations. We treated the patients with acupuncture and herbal medication, and then followed up the results 3 times. After treatment, K-MBI is significantly increased but the MMSE-K is not. Although results indicate its significance to brain lesions, the oriental treatment is insufficient to cure mental retardation.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.67-79
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• 2021

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to report the effect of Korean medicine treatment on a patient with somatic symptom disorder hospitalized after a traffic accident. Methods: The subject for this study was a patient diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder that worsened after a traffic accident. During hospitalization, herbal medicine, acupuncture, psychotherapy, and other treatments were performed. Clinical effect was evaluated using Heart Rate Variability (HRV), BDI (Beck Depression Inventory)-II, BAI (Beck Anxiety Inventory), Global assessment (G/A), and Numerical rating scale (NRS). Results: After 36 days of treatment, BDI-II score was reduced from 17 to 5. BAI score was reduced from 23 to 8. Overall somatic symptoms and pain showed decreases. Conclusions: Korean medicine treatment might be effective for somatic symptom disorder that is worsened after a traffic accident.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.43-55
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• 2016

Objectives The aim of this systemic review was to summarize medical records of Korean medicine based psychotherapy and investigate its therapeutic mechanism.Methods We searched articles on Korean neuropsychiatry in Korean databases. Subsequently, we selected and analyzed medical records on Korean medicine based-psychotherapy that met inclusion criteria.Results Fifty-five medical records were included. They were classified into the following 5 categories. Five minds mutual restriction therapy in 19 medical records; counseling and persuading therapy in 12 medical records; moving essence and changing Qi therapy in 10 medical records; Kyungjapyungji psychotherapy in 2 medical records; and suggestion psychotherapy in 11 medical records.Conclusions The results indicated that emotion is mainly used for cure. Buddhism affects Korean medicine based psychotherapy. Korean medicine based psychotherapy corresponds to western psychotherapy such as short-term dynamic psychotherapy (STDP), supportive psychotherapy, cognitive therapy, behavior therapy, and guided imagery.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.185-191
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• 2001

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the usefulness as a screening test of Clock Drawing Test(CDT) compared with the standard K-DRS in probably dementia. Methods: The subjects for this study consisted of 19 elderly persons who visited to the outpatient department of Oriental Neuropsychiatry of the Kyunghee Oriental hospital. They received the K-DRS and the Clock Drawing Test. Three observers evaluated them with circle, numbers, hands. Inter-rater reliability of scores from Clock Drawing Test was assessed and Pearson correlation coefficients were used to examined the relationships between scores from Clock Drawing Test and K-DRS. Results: Correlations between individual raters was highly significant (r= .957, .974, and .970, respectively: p<.001). There was stastically significant correlations between K-DRS and CDT scores (r= 0.849, p<.001). Conclusions: The CDT can be rated reliably by observers and correlations between CDT and K-DRS is significantly high. We confirmed the usefulness of CDT as simple, easily administered, low cost, and reliable general screening test for dementia.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.245-254
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• 2008

This study was designed to evaluate the effects of an Schultz's autogens traning and herbal medicine with various scales on symptoms of UL-syndrom(鬱證). We treated UL-syndrom(鬱證) with Schultz's autogens traning, including herbal medicine and we evaluated the clinical progress of the patient using BDI. After treatment about 2-month, the chief complaint and most of symptoms were subsided and improved. BDI score were decreased 32 to 10. This study suggests that Schultz's auto gens traning and herbal medicine is significantly effective in the treatment of UL-syndrom(鬱證).

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.255-264
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• 2008

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.