Table 2.

History Taking and Assessment Process

Domain	Contents
Demographic information	Name, sex, date of birth, contact information, place of residence, marital status, occupation, visit route, and previous psychological support experience
Basic medical examination	Disaster type, trauma response stage, disaster damage level, and vital signs
Mental health screening tests	PC-PTSD-5, PHQ-9, GAD-7, PHQ-15, P4
Detailed medical examination	Chief complaints, onset, current medical history, past medical history, family medical history, medication history, and drinking and smoking
Classification of chief complaints	Predominantly psychological symptoms (overstrain, fear, depression, and anger) Predominantly physical symptoms (insomnia, anorexia, lethargy, headache/dizziness, and pain)
KM-specific examination	Appetite/digestion, stool/urine, sleep, thirst/dry mouth, chills/fever, symptoms/signs related to five viscera and six bowels, pulse examination, tongue examination, abdominal examination, inspection, and diagnosis
Risk factor assessment	Psychiatric history, past traumatic experiences, current stressful events, and weak support system
Explanation of evaluation results and treatment	The examination and evaluation results are explained. High-risk groups are referred to the psychological support center or psychiatry department. Treatment is carried out according to the step-by-step and/or symptom-specific protocols

DSM, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; GAD-7, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment; KM, Korean medicine; P4, P4 Screener for assessing suicide risk; PC-PTSD-5, primary care PTSD screening according to DSM-5; PHQ, Patient Health Questionnaire; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder.