Thirty cases of obsession treated by point-stimulation and with small dose of chlorimipramine

• Published in: Journal of traditional Chinese medicine Vol. 27; no. 1; p. 3
• Main Authors: Feng, Bin, Liu, Lanying, Fangzhong, Xu, Chen, Jiong, Wang, Peirong, Chen, Wensong, Yu, Enyan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China 01.03.2007
• Subjects: Acupuncture Points; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Clomipramine - administration & dosage; Combined Modality Therapy; Electroacupuncture; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Obsessive Behavior - drug therapy; Obsessive Behavior - therapy; Young Adult
• ISSN: 0255-2922

To investigate the clinical therapeutic effects of point-stimulation for obsession. Sixty cases of obsession were divided into two groups: a control group of 30 cases treated with chlorimipramine (Chl), and a treatment group of 30 cases treated by point-stimulation (PS) plus chlorimipramine (PS+Chl). The therapeutic effects and side-effect were evaluated according tb the criteria set in Yale-Brown Obsession Scale (Y-BOCS), Hamilton's depression scale (HAMD), brief psychiatric rating scale (BPRS) and treatment emergent symptom scale (TESS). The cure rate and markedly effective rate were respectively 26.7% and 56.6% in the control group, and 43.3% and 50% in the treatment group, suggesting that the therapeutic effect in the treatment group was better than that in the control group. The incidence of adverse side-effects was 73.33% in the control group and 46.67% in the treatment group, with a significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05). Point-stimulation plus small dose of chlorimipramine was superior to the simple chlorimipramine treatment, indicating that the combined method was more effective and safe for obsession with less side effects.