Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry (동의신경정신과학회지)

The Korean Society of Oriental Neuropsychiatry (대한한방신경정신과학회)
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Report of 2 Depression Patients Accompanying Somatic-symptom Treated with Meditation of the Retaining Needle

신체증상을 주증상으로 호소하는 우울증 환자에 대한 침치료와 명상의 결합을 응용한 치험 2례

  • Kang, Hyun-Sun (Dept. of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, National Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Ja-Young (Dept. of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, National Medical Center) ;
  • Lee, Jin-Hwan (Dept. of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, National Medical Center) ;
  • Sung, Woo-Yong (Dept. of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, National Medical Center)
  • 강현선 (국립의료원 한방신경정신과) ;
  • 김자영 (국립의료원 한방신경정신과) ;
  • 이진환 (국립의료원 한방신경정신과) ;
  • 성우용 (국립의료원 한방신경정신과)
  • Published : 2008.07.30
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Abstract

Depressive Disorders are widespread and increasing recently. Somatic-symptom Group in Major Depressive Disorders are treated with current medical treatment but the results are not satisfactory. We tried to apply more effective and satisfactory oriental medical treatment. We treated 2 depression patients accompanying somatic-symptom treated with herbal medication and Meditation of the retaining needle. The Meditation of the retaining needle(鐵膜想), which combines Meditation and Acupuncture is a kind of medical meditation originating from Oriental Medicine. After our treatments, various somatic-symptoms were improved and Beck's depression Inventory(BDI) decreased from 28 and 27 to 14 and 12. This result suggests that meditation of the retaining needle(鐵膜想) is effective on somatic symptom and able to be developed as a useful way of oriental medical psychological care.

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