비만치료에서 수면장애, 불면증의 관리

Sleep Management for Obesity Treatment: In Clinical Field of Korean Medicine

Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University Obesity and sleep may differ in terms of causes and effects, but they are highly related to each other, so sleep deprivation causes obesity, and obesity causes insomnia and other sleep disorders. Just as obesity management is necessary for the treatment of insomnia, sleep management is necessary in the treatment of obesity. In general sleep hygiene, circadian rhythm should be managed by activating daily life during the daytime, and in the clinical field of Korean Medicine, sleep management should be performed to help treat obesity by considering the treatment method of Korean Medicine. In addition, the choice of herbal medicine requires a prescription that considers both obesity and sleep.