Abstract
A serious problem currently plaguing the medical field is the widening gap between academic medicine, which studies the features and causes of illness, and the medical care that patients desire. An example of this gap can be observed in the practice of psychotherapy, which is effective only for certain patients. Kampo medicine that combines the advantages of Western medicine with those of traditional Japanese medicine is currently undergoing a revival in the healthcare sector. The therapeutic policies underlying Kampo medicine are based on the physical constitution and current symptoms of each patient. For this reason, Kampo medicine is referred to as “tailor-made medicine” and has properties similar to “mind and body” or psychosomatic medicine. Some women exhibit multiple undefined stress-related symptoms during the peri-menopausal period. In order to accurately diagnose and provide patient-specific treatment, physicians should not only investigate the various stress factors in patients’ lives but should also provide a Sho, or a Kampo diagnosis. The therapeutic approach in Kampo medicine is aimed at harmonizing the mind, body, and spirit; this practice involves the use of narrative and holistic medication that treats the entire being of the patient, resulting in an increased number of specialized treatment plans.There are many Kampo prescriptions tailored to treat women who exhibit various stress-related symptoms. Both Kampo and psychosomatic medicine are based on the principles of narrative-based medicine, and by integrating these two medical systems, an ideal system can be devised to better cope with the various needs of patients. This new medical system established by integrating and harmonizing Western and Eastern medicine can be used for the treatment of women with stress-related symptoms.
Highlights
Kampo medicine differs from Western medicine in terms of etiological concepts, methods of examination and evaluation of patients, diagnosis methods, and modes of selection of drugs for treatment of individual patients
Correspondence: hsc110@art.osaka-med.ac.jp Endowment Department of Mibyou Science and Medicine of Salutogenesis, Health Science Clinic, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan In Western medicine, physicians use cellular pathology theories to simplify the diagnosis of illnesses and to ascertain a given pathologic condition
Both Kampo and psychosomatic medicine systems share a focus on holistic, tailor-made medicine
Summary
Kampo medicine differs from Western medicine in terms of etiological concepts, methods of examination and evaluation of patients, diagnosis methods, and modes of selection of drugs for treatment of individual patients. Psychosomatic medicine for the treatment of peri-menopausal women with stress-related symptoms, especially those with empty-nest syndrome The maturation of a mother-child relationship is a developmental process that needs to be worked through by mothers and their children if the children are to achieve satisfactory psychological development and the mothers are to cope with their changing maternal roles. It should be noted that souring of relationships with their children or having an extremely close relationship with their children can cause physical and mental disturbances in these women, which sometimes may require psychosomatic medical treatment When dealing with these women, diverse clinical measures may be required, including temporarily diverting the woman’s concern from her child and administering five parenchymatous viscera as mentioned in Kampo medicine theory-based psychotherapy. Competing interests The author has competing interests in some companies as follows in this article: FamilyMart Co., Ltd., ROHTO Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., PARAMOUNT BED Co., Ltd., FUJITSU LIMITED, FUJIFILM Medical Co., Ltd., The Zenitaka Corporation, KSK CO., LTD., NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WEST CORPORATION, MEDICEO CORPORATION, Asami CO., LTD., Godotoho Co., Ltd., KURAYA SANSEIDO Inc., PARATECHNO CO., LTD., Konishi Medical Instruments Co., Ltd., Tsumura & Co
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