• Journal of Haehwa Medicine
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.281-288
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• 2007

Tremor is a rhythmic, involuntary muscular contraction characterized by oscillations (to-and-fro movements) of a part of the body. Essential tremor is a 6-8 Hz tremor that is of variable amplitude. It is aggravated by posture and movement and relieved by rest and alcohol. Most affected part are the arms, head and vocal apparatus. The purpose of this study is to show a case of tremor patient with essential tremor improved by oriental medical treatment. The patient was 71-year-old woman who featured essential tremor and at the same time complained general body weakness, nausea, and anorexia. She was treated by oriental medicine with acupuncture, herb medication, and Korean psychotherapy; Eejeong-byunki, Jiun-goron. The features of essential tremor was reduced after taking oriental medical therapy. This result suggested that the oriental medical therapy can be effective for treating essential tremor.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.79-86
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• 2000

This study has been designed and performed to identify the effect on insomnia patients according to th injection of herbal medicine induced from Sanjoincho.The result of the injection shows as follows.1. Total duration of sleeping time showed 1.1500${\pm}$1.5433 hours of increase. (p〈0.01, respectively)2. Delaying time before the onset of sleep showed 0.8158${\pm}$1.3251 hours of increase in sleep onset insomnia(p〈0.05, respectively)3. The wake times showed 1.375${\pm}$1.4079 times of decrease in sleep maintenance isomnia. (p〈0.05, respectively)

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.85-103
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• 1999

In order to prove the anticonvulsive effect of the fragrance of Magnoliae Flos in convulsion-induced mice, experiments were performed on anticonvulsive effect, GABA level, glutamic acid level, GABA-T activity and GAD activity. The results were obtained as follows: 1. As far as anticonvulsive effect was concerned, on the convulsion induced by such as maximal electric seizure, strychnine, bicuculline, or picrotoxin it was not significant, but the convulsion induced by pentylenetetrazole it was significant comparing to the control group. 2. GABA level was increased significantly in mice. 3. Glutamic acid level was decreased significantly in mice. 4. GABA-T activity was decreased by the fragrance of Magnoliae Flos. 5. The fragrance of Magnoliae Flos was not effective in GAD activity. From above result, the fragrance of Magnoliae Flos had significant effects on convulsion induced by pentylenetetrazole, so it is expected to clinical application on convulsive diseases such as epilepsy.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.153-162
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• 2009

Objectives : The approach to Hwabyung from all angles is needed to develop the clinical practice guideline. To achieve this approach, various tools should be used practically and systematically. Methods : We gather the tools based on multi aspects of Hwabyung's characteristics. The tools will be used to each steps of clinical practice guideline development. Results : For the clinical practice guideline, there should be applied many kinds of tools, such as for decision and assesment, survey with oriental medicine property, collecting individual stress information, mental and psychological trait, and related or following disease. Conclusions : Application of many objective tools provides the evidence-based medical approaches for development of clinical practice guideline for Hwabyung.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.297-307
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• 2009

Objectives : Insomnia, depression and anxiety disorder are widespread in elderly patients. Mood disorder and insomnia share complex theoretical and clinical relationships. We investigated if traditional Korean medical treatment and breathing meditation are effective in patient with insomnia, depression and anxiety disorder. Methods : We treated one patient with traditional Korean medical treatment such as accupuncture, herb-medication, moxa and breathing meditation Results : After Treatment, the chief complaint and accompanying symptoms were improved, and the score of BAI, SADS, BDI, PSQI, IQ were decresed. Conclusions : According to this study traditional Korean medical treatment is effective for the cure of insomnia, depression and anxiety disorder and breathing meditation forifies the traditional Korean medical treatment.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.75-81
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• 2000

A clinical analysis was carried out for 37 patients who was treated for functional headache with HWANGRYUNHAEDOKTANG(黃連解毒湯) herb-acupuncture in Seoul Red-Cross Oriental Hospital. The results were as follows; 1. The effect of HWANGRYUNHAEDOKTANG(黃連解毒湯) herb-acupuncture for functional headache was turned out to be better effective the young and middle age than the old. 2. Man was better effective than woman 3. There were effective at tention headache and migraine. 4. There were effective within 6 monthes from onset. 5. There were availability in according with increasing treatment. Through the clinical consequences of therapy mentioned above, we came to confirm regular therapeutic effects for functional headache and hereafter, it is considered that a clinical comparative study on oriental cure and herb-acupuncture therapy for headache has to be more progressed than now.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.55-70
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• 2008

Objective : The aim of this study is to investigate and measure the Test-anxiety of college students in OO Oriental Medicine by using Korea's version-Test Anxiey Inventory(K-TAI-K), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory(STAI), Symptom Check List-90-Revision(SCL-90-R), etc. Methods : We studied 181 students who being at OO College of Oriental Medicine in second semester, 2007 We used some questionaries like K-TAI-K, STAI, SCL-90-R , College Life Satisfacaion, Life Event Questionnaire. Results and Conclusions : 1.141 persons(83,43%) of students feel the largest test anxiety before test. 18 persons(9.94%) of students feel the largest test anxiety after test. 2.The 1st grade students of preparatory course and 4th grade students of regular course have the lowest score in State Anxiety Inventory and obsessive-compulsive of SCL-90-R. The 2nd grade students of regular course have the lowest score in State Anxiety Inventory and obsessive-compulsive of SCL-90-R 3. Students who failed in test one time have the lowest score , and who failed in test more than two times have the highest score in K-TAl-K Students who failed one time in grade promotion more than two times showed high score in second K-TAI-K. 4. The higher grade, the lower score in College Life Satisfaction. The scores of College Life Satisfaction have negative correlations with those of K-TAI-K, STAI SCL-90-R except phobic anxiety, 5. The scores of Life Event Questionnaire have positive correlations with those of K-TAI-K, STAI and SCL-90-R except phobic anxiety. 6. The scores of K-TAl-K have positive correlations with those of STAI, SCL-90-R, College Life Satisfaction and Life Event Questionnaire. A correlation coefficient of obsessive-compulsive scale is highest, anxiety scale is second, interpersonal sensitivity scale is third, depression scale is fourth high among the scales of SCL-90-R.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.57-74
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• 2002

The clinical study was carried out the 31 patients with tremor who were treated in Daejeon University Oriental Hospital from 2 March 2002 to 29 June 2002. The results were summarized as follows. 1. In classification of Four Human coporeal constitution the number of patients So-Yang-In(少陽人) was the most, in the ratio of sex, female was higher than man and in the age distribution the aged over 60 were higher frequence. 2. The 31 patients did not have especially past history and inducing factors. 3. Tremor frequently appeared in extremities but in the case of So-Euem-In(少陰人) tremor frequently appeared in the face. Tremor appeared to be accompanied with dizziness, palpitation, especially in So-Euem-In(少陰人) tremor appeared to be accompanied with anorexia, abdomen pain, weight loss e.t.c. 4. In the case of Tae-Eum-In(太陰人) CHUNGSIMYUNJATANG(淸心蓮子湯), CHUNGPESAGANTANG(淸肺寫肝湯) were used to be busy, in the case of So-Yang-In(少陽人) YANGJUKSANHWATANG(凉膈散火湯) were used to be busy but in the most case of So-Eum-In(少陰人) drug was not used. 5. The rate of treatment was collectively improved. The rate of treatment was higher in the female than in the male and the rate of treatment was higher in short period of the clinical history than long period. But in the age the rate of treatment was not worth special mention.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.95-105
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• 2003

Alzheimer's disease(AD) is a geriatric dementia that is widespread in old age. In the future AD will be the largest problem in public health service. From old times, Much medicines have been used for treatment of dementia, but there is no medicine having obvious effect. AD is one of brain retrogression disease. So We studied on herbal medicine that have a relation of brain retrogression. From old times, In Oriental Medicine, Radix Polygalae and Rhizoma Acori Graminei have been used for disease in relation to brain retrogression. We studied of anti-Alzheimer effect on CT105-induced neuroblastoma cell lines by Radix Polygalae(RP) and Rhizoma Acori Graminei(RAG) water extract. As the result of this study, In RP and RAG group, the apoptosis in the nervous system is inhibited, the repair against the degeneration of Neuroblastoma cells by CT105 expression is induced. These results indicate that In RP and RAG, RAG possess the strongest in inhibitory effect of apoptosis in the nervous system and repair effect against the degeneration of Neuroblastoma cells by CT105 expression.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.149-158
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• 2005

Objective : The aim of this study is to investigate the traits of psychiatric state on Hwabyung patients by using Symptom Check List-90-Rivision(SCL-90-R) Method : We studied 96 patients who visited Daegu Hanny University Oriental Medical Hospital from November 2003 to October 2004. Hwabyung Diagnostic Interview Schedule was conducted for diagnosis. And Symptom Check List-90-Rivision was carried out each group. Results & Conclusions : Hwabyung group was 22 persons among 96 patients 1. Hwabyung group has higher scores in all demensions of SCL-90-R than control group.(p<0.0l) 2. In female, Hwabyung group has higher scores in somatization, obsessive-compulsive, depression, hostility and psychoticism of SCL-90-R than control group. In male, Hwabyung group has higher scores in somatization, obsessive-compulsive, interpersonal-sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility and phobic anxiety of SCL-90-R than control group. 3. In 20s&30s, Hwabyung group has higher scores in all demensions of SCL-90-R except psychoticism than control group. In over 40, Hwabyung group has higher scores in somatization, depression, anxiety, hostility and psychoticism of SCL-90-R than control group. 4. In Hwabyung group, male group has higher scores in hostility of SCL-90-R than female, and 20s&30s group has higher scores in interpersonal-sensitivity, anxiety and paranoid ideation of SCL-90-R than over 40 group.