Observation on effective characteristics of acupuncture combined with medicine on depression of different syndrome types

To evaluate and analyze the clinical therapeutic effect and characteristics of acupuncture combined with medicine on depression of different syndrome types. Eighty cases of depression were dividede into liver qi stagnation and spleen deficiency group (group A, 35 cases), deficiency of both heart and...

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Published inZhōngguó zhēnjiǔ Vol. 29; no. 9; p. 699
Main Authors Wang, Xin-jun, Wang, Ling-ling, Qiao, Hui-fen, Li, Jian-bing
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published China 01.09.2009
Subjects
Acupuncture Therapy
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Combined Modality Therapy
Depression - drug therapy
Depression - therapy
Female
Humans
Male
Medicine, Chinese Traditional
Middle Aged
Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors - therapeutic use
Young Adult
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Summary:To evaluate and analyze the clinical therapeutic effect and characteristics of acupuncture combined with medicine on depression of different syndrome types. Eighty cases of depression were dividede into liver qi stagnation and spleen deficiency group (group A, 35 cases), deficiency of both heart and spleen group (group B, 21 cases) and yang deficiency of both spleen and kidney group (group C, 24 cases) according to the syndrome differentiation. They were all treated with acupuncture at Baihui (GV 20), Yintang (EX-HN 3), Sishen-cong (EX-HN 1), Neiguan (PC 6) etc. and oral administration of 5-HT selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) tablets. The Hamilton depression scale (HAMD) and self-made syndrome differentiation symptoms evaluation scale were adopted to evaluate the therapeutic effect. After treatment of 4 weeks, the total effective rate of 91.4% in group A and of 90.5% in group B, both were superior to that of 87.5% in group C (P < 0.01,P<0. 05). There was a significant difference in comparison of
ISSN:0255-2930