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KMID : 0387420160270030185
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Korean Society of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
2016 Volume.27 No. 3 p.185 ~ p.196
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Case Reports: Effect of M&L Psychotherapy and Korean Medical Treatment on Psychiatric & Physical Symptoms of North Korean Defectors
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Lee Hee-Jung
Kang Da-Hyun
Lim Myung-A
Kim Doo-Ri
Sue Joo-Hee
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study was undertaken by the department of Korean neuropsychiatry, to evaluate the effects of M&L psychotherapy and Korean Medical Treatments on hospitalized North Korean defectors.
Methods: We treated two patients with indigenous Korean medical therapies (acupuncture and herb-medicine) and M&L psychotherapy. Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Mini-mental state examination Korean Version (MMSE-K), and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) were used to evaluate the patients.
Results: Following observations were made after treatments. Case 1: the patient had significant improvement in Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Case 2: similar improvements were observed. Here, the patient had undergone Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Mini-mental state examination Korean Version (MMSE-K), and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). In addition, noticeable improvement was observed in other accompanying symptoms.
Conclusions: These results suggest that M&L Psychotherapy and Korean medical treatments might be effective for treating the psychiatric and physical symptoms of hospitalized North Korean Defectors.
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KEYWORD
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North Korean defectors, M&L psychotherapy, Acupuncture, Herbal-Medicine
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