A Case With Traffic Accident Related Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

교통사고로 인한 외상 후 스트레스장애 환자 1례

  • Sim, Yun-Seub (Dept. of Oriental Internal Medicine, Yumin Hospital of Oriental Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Sun-Hong (Dept. of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, Yumin Hospital of Oriental Medicine)
  • 심윤섭 (유민한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 김선홍 (유민한방병원 한방신경정신과)
  • Published : 2003.06.30

Abstract

A lot of research have been done so far in terms of traffic accident sequela, but most of them have stressed simply on physical treatments, resulting in less attention to the psychological ones. This is a case report of a patient with post-traumatic stress disorder. Although that is simply following in the wake of past therapy, we were experienced an improved case of post-traumatic stress disorder patient treated by herbal medicine, acupuncture, mental therapeutics. This case effectively describes the characteristics of the post-traumatic stress disorder, and it also suggested one approach for the treatment of the disease. This report is for the better understanding of the disease, and also the search for the advanced treatments to it hereafter.

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