Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry (동의신경정신과학회지)

The Korean Society of Oriental Neuropsychiatry (대한한방신경정신과학회)
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A case of insomnia incurable by neuropsychiatric medication alone, but made possible with Sarn-Hwang-Sa-Sim-Tang

신경정신과 약물을 복용해 온 우울증 환자의 불면증에 삼황사심탕(三黃瀉心湯)을 병행 투여하여 호전된 1례(例)

  • Seok, Seon-Hee (Dept. of Neuropsychiatry, College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Kim, Joo-Ho (Dept. of Neuropsychiatry, College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Kim, Geun-Woo (Dept. of Neuropsychiatry, College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Koo, Byung-Soo (Dept. of Neuropsychiatry, College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University)
  • 석선희 (동국대학교 한의과대학 신경정신과학교실) ;
  • 김주호 (동국대학교 한의과대학 신경정신과학교실) ;
  • 김근우 (동국대학교 한의과대학 신경정신과학교실) ;
  • 구병수 (동국대학교 한의과대학 신경정신과학교실)
  • Published : 2006.12.30
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Abstract

Insomnia is one of the most common clinical symptom those almost patients with neuropsychiatric disorder complain. and the most common cause of insomnia in neuropsychiatric disorder is the major depressive disorder. We experienced a 59 year-old male who complained of recurrent insomnia in spite of taking medicines(nervines, antidepressants, etc,) during 30 years. We had given herbal medicine, acupuncture treatment and aroma therapy with continuing medications. The patient had several sypmtoms as anxiety, agitation, feeling thirsty, chronic constipation, and etc. beside the insomnia. After the patient took the herbal medicine, especially Sam-Hwang-Sa-Sim-Tang, he could have a sound sleep and be relaxed. In this case, we concluded that oriental medical treatment can be an effective remedy of chronic insomnia that responds to neuropsychiatric medications incompletely and Sam-Hwang-Sa-Sim-Tang is effective to a kind of insomnia with agitation, anxiety, thirsty, constipation, and etc.

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