Q Can Korean medicine treatment completely eliminate back-to-school syndrome? I'd like to know realistically what to expect.
A We see resolving the physical symptoms and stabilizing school attendance as realistic goals. In most cases symptoms decrease markedly within a month and school adjustment becomes possible. For children with strong constitutional weakness, the goal is to reduce the frequency of recurrence through long-term management.
Detailed Answer
Back-to-school syndrome is fundamentally an adjustment reaction to environmental change, so it tends to decrease naturally as the child grows and becomes accustomed to the environment. The realistic goal of Korean medicine treatment is to quickly reduce physical symptoms so that attending school becomes possible, and to strengthen the constitution so that even upon recurrence the symptoms pass lightly and briefly. Rather than guaranteeing it disappears forever with a single course of treatment, it is more realistic to understand it as a process of cultivating a body and mind that respond flexibly to change.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
At Dongjedang, after four weeks of treatment we evaluate the effect together based on the symptom diary. We use the frequency of physical symptoms and changes in the number of days the child can attend school as criteria. If the effect is insufficient, we adjust the prescription and, if necessary, recommend collaboration with a child and adolescent psychiatry department. Flexibly revising the plan to match the child's pace of recovery is Dongjedang's principle.
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