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KMID : 1129720080250010099
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Korean Journal of Acupuncture
2008 Volume.25 No. 1 p.99 ~ p.111
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A case report of child ADHD treated with oriental medicine
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Byun Kee-Won
Sohn In-Chul
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Abstract
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Objective: This study was performed to evaluate oriental medical treatment for ADHD in childhood
Methods: We analyzed DSM-4 and ADS scores before and after the treatments, such as acupuncture, decoction of medical ingredients, correction treatment and oriental kinesitherapy, of ADHD in 12 elementary school students who have been visited Byon oriental medical clinic (Dogok-dong Seoul) from March to October, 2007. And all patients were treated 2 times a week for 3 month.
Results: In this study, oriental medical treatments, such as acupuncture, decoction of medical ingredients, correction treatment and oriental kinesitherapy, to balance left and right brains, which is based on oriental medicine theory, was not only effective for treating attention deficit and hyperactivity which is the major problem of children in ADHD, but also effective for resistance, sociality, homology and communication. And we concluded that oriental medical treatments, which treats imbalance disorder of brain, were effective for treating ADHD.
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KEYWORD
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ADHD, casereport, orientalmedicine, acupuncture
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