명상에 의한 뇌파의 변화

학위논문(석사)--서울大學校 大學院 :醫學科 精神科學專攻,1996.Maste

Development of a Korean version of the composite international diagnostic interview (K-CIDI) and assessment of its applicability to a Korean population

학위논문(박사)--서울대학교 대학원 :의학과 정신과학전공,2001.Docto

Development of Meditation Treatment Program

ObjectivesZZDespite evidence of its therapeutic benefits and popular use for health purposes, meditation is out of the medicine in Korea. For the promotion of clinical use and research, it is ne-eded to develop the standardized and structured meditation treatment program. MethodsZZThe authors selected a traditional Korean meditation as the model for a new meditation treatment program and surveyed the practitioners of this form of meditation to collect information about its effects and safety. The original meditation was modified for the physically or mentally compromised to practice it. The modified meditation was then used with psychiatric patients and breast cancer patients. ResultsZZThe practitioners of a traditional Korean meditation were satisfied with the positive effects of meditation on physical and mental health. Original meditation was modified as a shorter and simpler form. In an empirical trial of the modified meditation technique, psychiatric inpatients sh-owed low motivation and little benefit, but the breast cancer patients reported improvements in phy-sical and mental status. There were no obvious adverse effects in either of the two clinical groups. ConclusionZZA meditation treatment program based on a traditional Korean meditation was developed and found to be safe in psychiatric and breast cancer patients. The program proved effective in improving the quality of life for breast cancer patients. Further research into the clinical efficacy and the mechanisms of this meditation treatment program is needed.N