Table 2 Korean Medicine syndrome differentiations and diagnostic tools used for autism spectrum disorder
Factors | N (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Do you use Korean Medicine syndrome differentiation? | Yes | 48 (88.9) |
No | 6 (11.1) | |
Korean Medicine syndrome differentiation theories (multiple responses allowed) | Organ system, Qi, Blood, Yin, Yang, Fluid and Humor diagnosis (臟腑氣血陰陽津液辨證) based on KM textbooks | 45 (68.2) |
Four-constitutional medicine diagnosis (四象醫學辨證)’ based on ‘Dongeuisoosebowon (東醫壽世保元)’ | 12 (18.2) | |
Six meridian diagnosis (六經辨證) based on ‘Shang Han Lun (傷寒論)’ | 7 (10.6) | |
Meridian system diagnosis (經絡辨證) | 2 (3) | |
Title of frequently used syndrome differentiation (multiple responses allowed) | Heart deficiency with timidity (心虛膽怯) | 23 (12.8) |
Liver qi depression (肝鬱氣結) | 18 (10) | |
Phlegm confounding the orifices of the heart (痰迷心竅) | 18 (10) | |
Dual deficiency of heart and spleen (心脾兩虛) | 18 (10) | |
Qi deficiency (氣虛) | 14 (7.8) | |
Kidney essence deficiency (腎精虧虛) | 14 (7.8) | |
Dual deficiency of qi and blood (氣血兩虛) | 12 (6.7) | |
Liver-kidney yin deficiency (肝腎陰虛) | 12 (6.7) | |
Kidney qi insufficiency (腎氣不足) | 12 (6.7) | |
Blood deficiency (血虛) | 11 (6.1) | |
Diagnostic tool (multiple responses allowed) | the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV) | 28 (26.7) |
the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5) | 25 (23.8) | |
Not using diagnostic tools but deciding by symptoms | 16 (15.2) | |
Not using diagnostic tools but referral to other hospital or specialist | 15 (14.3) | |
Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) | 10 (9.52) | |