Gap between the Scientificization and Utilization of Korean Medicine for Depressive Disorder in South Korea with the Highest Suicide Rate among OECD Countries.

ABSTRACT: In South Korea, with the highest suicide rate among Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries, doctors of both Korean medicine (KM) and Western medicine (WM) are licensed in the national healthcare system. The beneficial effects of complementary and integrative medicine, including KM, for depressive disorders, a major cause of suicide, have been reported in some clinical studies. Longitudinal change (2012-2021) of KM and WM use for depressive disorders and the attempts to scientificize KM in the context of depressive disorders were investigated. Specifically, clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and national R&D projects of KM in the treatment of depressive disorders were investigated. The use of KM treatment for patients with a depressive disorder appears to be gradu

SUBMITTER: Kwon CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9737407 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature