2016 Volume 56 Issue 11 Pages 1111-1114
The psychosomatic medicine regards Kampo medicine as an important tool of the treatment because they have similar points of view of humanity. The examination of prescription in outpatients for 3 months in Kansai Medical University Hospital indicated that 26.0% of Kampo medicine was prescribed by the department of psychosomatic medicine. Gynecology (10.9%), digestive surgery (6.5%), and general internal medicine (5.8%) also prescribed relatively a lot of Kampo medicine. The department that made the most number of prescriptions of Kampo medicine per patient was psychosomatic medicine (0.63). General internal medicine (0.15) and psychiatry (0.12) were after that. The variety of prescription is highest in the department of psychosomatic medicine which used equally many kinds of Kampo medicines like general internal medicine. On the other hand, the department of psychiatry and digestive surgery had a tendency to use a large amount of a few kinds of Kampo medicines. Regarding the education of Kampo medicine we have given students in the grade 3 lectures of oriental medicine in eight fiftieth periods as undergraduate education. We also sponsored a clinical conference once a year, and furthermore the cooperation group composed of several departments has held a seminar once a year and beginners seminar twice a year.
