Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

Patterns of Integrative Korean Medicine Practice for Anxiety Disorders: A Survey among Korean Medicine Doctors (KMDs) in Korea

Table 3

Diagnostic methods for patients with anxiety disorders.


Method	KMD (N = 677)	KMNPS (N = 80)	value (χ² test)
Method	n (%)	n (%)	value (χ² test)

Self-evaluation	594 (87.7)	69 (86.3)	0.839
Anxiety questionnaire (e.g., STAI, BAI, HAM-A)	78 (11.5)	44 (55.0)	<0.001
Semi- or structured interview (e.g., SCID)	16 (2.4)	10 (12.5)	<0.001
DSM, KCD diagnostic criteria	92 (13.6)	45 (56.3)	<0.001
Counseling	493 (72.8)	60 (75.0)	0.778
Instrumental examination (e.g., HRV and Neurofeedback)	58 (8.6)	27 (33.8)	<0.001
Etc.	10 (1.5)	2 (2.5)	0.829

Values are expressed as n (%). values are calculated by Chi-square test. KMD, Korean medicine doctor; KMNPS, Korean medicine neuropsychiatry specialist; STAI, state-trait anxiety inventory; BAI, Beck Anxiety Inventory; HAM-A, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale; SCID, structured clinical interview for DSM; KCD, Korean standard classification of diseases; HRV, heart rate variability.