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KMID : 1189420080210020206
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medical Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology & Dermatology
2008 Volume.21 No. 2 p.206 ~ p.213
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A Clinical Report of a Patient with Conversion Aphonia
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Byun Soek-Mi
Ko Woo-Shin
Yoon Hwa-Jung
Shin Sang-Ho
Kim Mi-Bo
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Abstract
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Objective : Conversion disorder is a psychiatric condition in which people express emotional distress through physical signs and symptoms involuntarily. Aphonia is one of the frequent symptoms of conversion disorder. The premise of this study is that oriental medical treatments would alleviate the symptoms of a patient with aphonia caused by conversion disorder.
Methods : In this study, the subject is a patient with conversion disorder who afflicted aphonia after her travel. The patient was treated in Ulsan Oriental Medical Hospital of Dong-Eui University. Herbal medicine, acupuncture, and other oriental treatments were diagnosed to her.
Results : Oriental medical treatments have an effect on a patient experiencing aphonia caused by conversion disorder.
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KEYWORD
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Conversion Disorder, Aphonia, Oriental Medicine
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