ADHD 한방치료에 관한 국내 한의학 학술지논문 분석: 2000년부터 2011년까지를 중심으로

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine domestic academic journal articles on ADHD oriental medical treatment in an effort to provide information on domestic research in ADHD oriental medical treatment In our country, there is a growing concern for ADHD oriental medical treatment, and related studies are reported in academic journals. As treatment and intervention for ADHD children are one of major concerns in special education, it seems necessary to analyze studies of ADHD oriental medical treatment. Therefore it's meant in this study to analyze domestic academic journal articles on ADHD oriental medical treatment from a perspective of special education. 13 articles that were related to ADHD oriental medical treatment and were presented in between 2000 and 2011 were selected from domestic academic journals of oriental medicine. Which academic journals carried the articles was analyzed to find out the distribution of the academic journals, and then the articles were analyzed by type, subjects, treatment method, treatment term, treatment frequency and treatment results. The findings of the study were as follows: First, as for the distribution of the academic journals, domestic studies of ADHD oriental treatment were implemented over the past decade, and they were mostly reported just in two academic journals. Lately, however, another academic journal started to carry the articles, which seems to indicate that more research efforts are likely to be channeled into ADHD oriental treatment. Second, when the type of the studies was analyzed, case studies were most prevalent, followed by literature analysis, experimental research and research studies. No studies attempted to compare causal relationship or to make a correlation analysis, historical analysis, qualitative research or content analysis. The reason seemed that the number of the studies on oriental treatment was so small and a variety of research methods weren't consequently utilized yet. Third, when the subjects of the articles were analyzed, eight articles examined children. Among these articles, seven examined children who were in childhood. In fact, it's known that ADHD symptoms appear in early childhood, and that 65 percent of ADHD children continue to suffer from it in adolescence and adulthood. Therefore it's required to investigate preschoolers and adolescents who have ADHD. Fourth, when the treatment methods of the articles were analyzed, oriental medicine and acupuncture were mostly utilized in ADHD oriental treatment. It seemed that they intended to produce treatment effects using oriental medicine and acupuncture, which were the bases of oriental treatment. As to the number of treatment methods, the largest number of the articles presented one treatment method, and even the articles that provided two or more treatment methods, especially the case studies, failed to provide information on the differences between the relative effects of the treatment methods and their interaction, though the studies produced good results by improving the ADHD of the subjects or by helping them make satisfactory progress. Fifth, when the treatment term of the articles was analyzed, the greatest number of the studies provided treatment for one to less than three months, and no studies did that for a year or more. As it's known that steady treatment should be provided for ADHD, long-term and short-term treatment effects should be compared in the future. Sixth, when the treatment frequency of the articles was analyzed, the treatment methods and frequency were multiple depending on the subjects. It's required to provide systematic information on treatment methods tailored to the characteristics of subjects and treatment frequency suitable for them. Seventh, when the treatment results of the articles were analyzed, all the eight studies that examined oriental treatment produced good treatment results by improving the ADHD of the subjects. Finally, the findings of this study were discussed, which was followed by some suggestions on future research efforts.