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Complex Korean Medicine Therapy for Somatic Symptom Disorder: Case Report

신체증상장애 환자의 복합 한의진료 경과 및 삶의 질 변화: 증례 보고

  • Park, Ji-won (Department of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, Daejeon Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Koo, Ji-eun (Department of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, Daejeon Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Bae, Jun-hyo (Department of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, Daejeon Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Bae, Jin-su (Department of Neuropsychiatry, Dongshin University Gwangju Oriental Hospital)
  • 박지원 (대전자생한방병원 침구의학과) ;
  • 구지은 (대전자생한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 배준효 (대전자생한방병원 한방재활의학과) ;
  • 배진수 (동신대학교 광주한방병원 한방신경정신과)
  • Received : 2021.06.07
  • Accepted : 2021.07.08
  • Published : 2021.07.31

Abstract

This study aims to report the effectiveness of complex Korean medicine (KM) therapy on a somatic symptom disorder (SSD) patient. A 58-year-old woman had severe somatic pain for more than six months and showed accompanying anxiety and depression. KM doctors administered complex KM therapy to control her pain and psychological conditions. Her pain was rated using the numerical rating scale and her anxiety and depression symptoms with beck anxiety inventory and beck depression inventory. The somatic symptoms as well as the anxiety and depression significantly improved after KM treatment. This study suggests that complex KM therapy for SSD may be effective to manage both somatic and psychological symptoms.

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