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KMID : 0363320040250030590
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2004 Volume.25 No. 3 p.590 ~ p.595
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A Case of Conversion Disorder Treated with Gaegyeolseogyeong-tang
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Kang Se-Young
Yoon Ji-Won
Kim Hong-Joon
Kim Woo-Sung
Shim Ha-Na
Sim Kuk-Jin
Lee Sang-Kwan
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Abstract
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Conversion Disorder is a disorder whose predominant feature is a loss or alteration in physical functioning that suggests a physical disorder but that is actually a direct expression of a psychological conflict or need. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (DSM-IV) guidelines for Conversion Disorder include these definitions: A psychosocial stressor produces a psychological conflict that is believed to help initiate or exacerbate the illness The symptoms are not under conscious control, etc. While functional disabilities are common with conversion disorders, physical and laboratory abnormalities are absent or minor in comparison with the patient’s subjective complaints. Symptoms of Conversion Disorder are similar to those of stroke. But the mechanism of Conversion Disorder is similar as that of Stagnation Syndrome of Ki (氣鬱證) in Oriental medicine. Gaegyeolseogyeong-tang has been used to treat women who suffer from Conversion Disorder induced by the Stagnation Syndrome of Ki (氣鬱證). After application of the Gaegyeolseogyeong-tang for 7 days, symptoms and signs improved dramatically.
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KEYWORD
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Conversion Disorder, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (DSM-IV), Stagnation Syndrome of Ki (氣鬱證), Gaegyeolseogyeong-tang
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