Korean Journal of Acupuncture

Society for Meridian and Acupoint (경락경혈학회)
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A case report of child ADHD treated with oriental medicine

주의력 결핍 및 과잉행동장애(ADHD) 아동의 한의학적 치료에 대한 사례

  • Byeon, Ki-Won (Seoul Byeon Oriental Medical Clinic, Department of Meridian & Acupoint, Wonkwang University College of Korean Oriental Medicine) ;
  • Sohn, In-Chul (Department of Meridian & Acupoint, Wonkwang University College of Korean Oriental Medicine, Research Center of Traditional Korean Medicine)
  • 변기원 (서울 변 한의원, 원광대학교 한의과대학 경혈학교실) ;
  • 손인철 (원광대학교 한의과대학 경혈학교실, 한국전통의학연구소)
  • Published : 2008.03.27
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Abstract

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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