• 수면정신생리
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.11-16
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• 2005

Sleep can be easily disrupted by variety of conditions. Most of medical illnesses could be a primary condition causing secondary insomnia. The common underlying mechanism of secondary insomnia is presumed to be stress effects on sleep. The assessment and treatment of secondary insomnia are often complicated. Establishing an causal inference between primary condition and insomnia is the key to assessment. However, it can be difficult even for experienced clinicians due to diagnostic ambiguity of secondary insomnia. Therefore, through medical evaluation and integrative understanding of primary condition is essential to manage secondary insomnia properly. Although treatment have been usually focused on the primary medical illnesses per se, nonpharmacologic interventions, such as sleep hygiene, might be effective in many cases.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.34-40
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• 2010

목 적: 본 연구는 일차성 및 이차성 불면증 환자에서 인지행동치료(Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, 이하 CBT)의 임상적 효능을 평가하고자 하였다. 방 법: 2008년 1월부터 2009년 6월까지 일차의료기관 수면클리닉에 방문한 환자들을 대상으로 하였다. 전체 64명의 외래 환자가 모집되었으며, DSM-IV에 의거하여 진단 된 일차성 불면증 환자는 30명, 이차성 불면증 환자는 34명이었다. 환자들은 CBT 전후로 수면 일지, 수면에 대한 역기능적 신념 및 태도 척도(Dysfunctional Beliefs and Attitudes about Sleep Scale-16, 이하 DBAS) 및 상태-특성 불안척도(State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, 이하 STAI)를 각각 시행하였다. CBT는 1주 간격으로 7회, 1회당 40~50분 동안 개별적으로 진행하였다. 결 과: 일차성, 이차성 불면증 환자군 모두 입면 잠복기, 총 수면 시간, 수면 효율과 같은 수면 지표와 DBAS 점수의 유의한 호전을 보였다. 반복측정 분산분석에서는 두 군간에 시간에 따른 DBAS와 수면 지표의 유의한 차이는 없었다. 이차성 불면증에서의 CBT의 효과는 일차성 불면증에서의 효과와 동등하였다. 결 론: 이번 연구는 CBT가 일차의료 환경에서 일차성 및 이차성 불면증의 치료에 있어 효과적이라는 것을 시사한다.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.267-274
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• 2021

Sleep plays a critical role in homeostasis of the body and mind. Insomnia is a disease that causes disturbances in the initiation and maintenance of sleep. Insomnia is known to affect not only the sleep process itself but also an individual's cognitive function and emotional regulation during the daytime. It increases the risk of various neuropsychiatric diseases such as depression, anxiety disorder, and dementia. Although it might appear that insomnia only affects the nervous system, it is also a systemic disease that affects several aspects of the body, such as the cardiovascular, endocrine, and immune systems; therefore, it increases the risk of various diseases such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and infection. Insomnia has a wide range of effects on our bodies because sleep is a complex and active process. However, a high proportion of patients with insomnia do not seek treatment, which results in high direct and indirect costs. This is attributed to the disregard of many of the negative effects of insomnia. Therefore, we expect that understanding insomnia as a systemic disease will provide an opportunity to understand the condition better and help prevent secondary impairment due to insomnia.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.3-8
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• 1994

With the recent development of sleep medicine, insomnia has been perceived as a disease from a simple symptom. As there are various causes in a disease, proper treatment according to each cause is necessary for a more effective treatment In general, insomnia is classified into five categrories of physical, physiological, psychological, psychiatric and pharmacological aspects. However, such categorizations are often insufficient in treating insomnia. Furthermore understanding of the developmental mechanisms of insomnia is required. The function of sleep is developed and maintained through the balance of the reciprocal forces of sleep and arousal. These forces are contantly regulated by what is called a circadian rhythm. Sleep is induced by this rhythm which is affected by factors such as awakening time in the morning, amount of intellectual function, amount and time length of physical exercise and sunlight Insomnia could develop when this rhythm is delayed and leads to a "forbidden zone" which is a very difficult period for inducing sleep about two to four hours before the routine bedtime. Whereas sleep gradually develops in line with the circardian rhythm, arousal can occur very abruptly by any cause triggered by emotional discomfort or anxiety. Such characteristic and emotional factors as perfectionism, separation anxiety, secondary gain, insecurity, and negative cognition may provoke the inner anxiety and fear for insomnia, which can lead acute insomnia to a chronic one. As chronic insomnia is developed by multiple causes and factors, integrated approaches through analysis of above mentioned factors will be more effective in the treatment of insomnia than a simple administration of hypnotics.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.20-25
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• 2003

Many people suffer from chronic insomnia. Inappropriate sleep causes attention difficulties, decreased work efficiency, and increased traffic accidents and disasters. Evaluating the precise causes of insomnia prior to treatment is very important, because chronic insomnia can be a secondary symptom of other medical, psychiatric, and sleep disorders. Medication and behavior therapy are not exclusive of each other, and both treatments are beneficial to some patients, but currently many physicians and patients tend to be dependent only on medication. While long-term medication causes various degrees of dependency, tolerance, and withdrawal symptoms, behavior therapy has a stable effect over a long period. Behavior therapy is one of the most important treatment modalities for chronic insomnia. It shortens sleep latency, and decreases frequency of awakening during sleep. The rationale and practice of currently used behavior therapy and light therapy will be reviewed in this study.

• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.133-139
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• 2020

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the influence of consecutive night-shift work and working time on insomnia among hospital nurses. Methods: A descriptive correlational research designutilizing secondary data analysis was adopted. Data on consecutive night-shift work, working time, and insomnia were collected from 64 hospital nurses using a Fitbit activity tracker and questionnaires, and analyzed using hierarchical logistic regression. Results: Consecutive night-shift work for more than three days had a significant influence on insomnia among hospital nurses. Weekly working hours also accounted significantly for the variance in insomnia, exceeding the influence of consecutive night-shift work. Conclusion: Development and implementation of proper schedules to control consecutive night-shift work and working time is important to alleviate insomnia among hospital nurses.

• 사상체질의학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.350-360
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• 2016

Objective The aim of this study was to report significant improvement of primary insomnia in a Soyangin Cold-related diarrhea accompanied by abdominal pain Symptomatic pattern Patient. Methods The patients were diagnosed with Soyangin Cold-related diarrhea accompanied by abdominal pain Symptomatology(身寒腹痛亡陰證) and treated with Hyungbangjihwang-tang(荊防地黃湯). The primary outcome measures for this study were condition of sleep using a questionnaire with Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) Secondary outcome assessment included change of original symptoms such as patient's digestion, sweating and feces. Result The symptoms of primary insomnia improved by the end of the a treatment period without side effect. original symptoms were also changed. Conclusions This result show Hyungbangjihwang-tang(荊防地黃湯) can be used to treat primary insomnia in a Soyangin Cold related Mangeum Symptomatic Pattern accompanied by abdominal pain Symptomatology(身寒腹痛亡陰證). Meaning and process of primary insomnia are different according to Sasang Constitutions.

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.151-161
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• 2023

Objectives: To examine effect of Korean medical treatment on patients with insomnia and correlations among changes in psychological scales before and after treatment. Methods: Medical records of 38 patients diagnosed with insomnia based on DSM-V who received Korean medical treatment (herbal-medication, acupuncture, Korean psychotherapy) for at least 8 weeks were retrospectively reviewed. Psychological scales including Insomnia Severity Scale (ISI), Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI) were measured every four weeks and analyzed. Results: After eight weeks of treatment, ISI, BDI-II, BAI, STAI-X-1/2, and STAXI-S/T showed statistically significant decreases. Psychological scale pairs that showed a statistically significant correlation were ISI and BDI-IIㆍSTAI-X-1ㆍSTAI-X-2ㆍTA, BDI-II and BAIㆍSTAI-X-1ㆍSTAI-X-2ㆍAX-I, BAI and STAI-X-1ㆍSTAI-X-2ㆍSAㆍTA, STAI-X-1 and STAI-X-2, SA and TA, and TA and AX-I. In women, the improvement of AX-C was high. The improvement in AX-I score was significant when the disease duration was more than one year. A lower pretreatment BAI value predicted a greater decrease in ISI score after treatment. Conclusions: Korean medical treatment including herbal medicine, acupuncture, and Korean psychotherapy was effective in improving insomnia symptoms and accompanying symptoms such as depression, anxiety, and anger. In the future, more in-depth follow-up research is needed on the mechanisms by which various psychological problems (depression, anxiety, anger, etc) cause and worsen insomnia and the psychological symptoms secondary to insomnia.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2018

Objective: Hwa-byung is one of the cultural concept of distress in Korea resulted from chronic accumulated anger. It is characterized by various symptoms like stuffy in the chest, hot or heat sensation, something pushing up in the chest, feeling of mortification, and a flush of anger. This protocol aims to explore the efficacy and safety of Huanglian-jie-du decoction on various somatic symptoms and insomnia in patients with Hwa-byung. Methods: This is study protocol for a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. A total of 44 patients will be randomly assigned to the experimental group or the placebo group in a 1:1 ratio. All medications will be taken orally 3 times per day for 7 consecutive days. The primary outcomes are the mean changes in Patient Health Questionnaire of physical symptoms (PHQ-15) and Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) after the 7 days of administration. The secondary outcomes include the scales to assess stress response, symptoms of Hwa-byung, and state anger. Conclusion: The results of this study will provide high quality and explorative evidence to investigate the effect of Huanglian-jie-du decoction on Hwa-byung.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.68-73
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• 2018

목 적 : 본 연구의 목적은 입원 환자들 중 불면증으로 정신건강의학과로 자문을 요청하게 되는 환자들의 인구학적 특성과 협진을 의뢰하는 형태를 알아보고, 또한 비 재협진군과 재협진군의 인구학적 특성과 협진 유형의 차이를 살펴봄으로써, 종합병원 입원 환자의 불면증의 특징을 조사하는 것이다. 방 법 : 2005년 8월 1일부터 2011년 12월 31일까지 약 6년 6개월 간 입원한 환자들 중 정신건강의학과로 자문 의뢰된 4,966명의 환자를 대상으로 하였고 이중 불면증으로 의뢰된 236명의 환자들의 협진 결과를 이용하여 후향적으로 인구학적 특성 및 협진 유형에 대해 분석하였다. 또한, 전체 대상자를 재협진군과 비 재협진군으로 구분하여 두 군의 인구학적 특성과 협진 유형의 차이에 대해 분석하고자 하였다. 결 과 : 6년 6개월 간, 병원에 입원한 전체 환자 중 정신건강의학과에 불면증으로 의뢰된 환자는 총 236명으로 전체 정신건강의학과 협진 중 4.8%에 해당하였다. 불면증으로 의뢰된 환자의 평균 연령은 $62.0{\pm}14.3$세로 전체 정신건강의학과에 협진 의뢰된 환자 군의 평균 $56.7{\pm}18.7$세 보다 높았다. 이중 재협진 의뢰 되었던 환자는 65명으로 전체의 27.5%를 차지 하였고 이는 전체 정신건강의학과 협진 의뢰 환자 중 평균 재협진 환자 비율(41.5%)에 비해 낮았다. 불면증으로 의뢰된 환자 군의 협진 의뢰 형태는 3형 의뢰 형태가(입원 후 생긴 정신건강의학과적 합병증 치료를 위한 협진 의뢰) 가장 많았고(51.3%) 2형 의뢰(입원 상의 문제와 정신건강의학과적 증상과의 직접적인 관계가 없는 경우)가 2번째로 많았다(36.0%). 결 론 : 대학 병원에서 불면증으로 의뢰된 환자 군은 전체 정신건강의학과 협진 의뢰 환자 군에 비해 고령, 남성의 비율이 높았고, 재협진률이 낮으며 2차적으로 발생한 경우가 많았다. 각 과 주치의들은 입원 환자들의 불면증에 발생 가능성에 유의하고, 필요시 적극적인 평가와 자문 의뢰를 시행하여야 하며, 자문 의뢰를 받은 정신건강의학과 의사들은 초진 시 진단과 치료와 함께 재협진 시기 권고와 같은 적극적인 개입을 할 필요가 있다.