Advances in clinical and mechanism studies of acupuncture and moxibustion for treatment of depression.
- Author:
Kun CHENG
1
;
Hong YAN
;
Ke-jie DUAN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Acupuncture; Acupuncture Therapy; Depression; therapy; Depressive Disorder; Humans; Moxibustion; Treatment Outcome
- From: Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2005;25(3):221-223
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo introduce clinical and mechanism studies about treatment of depression by acupuncture and moxibustion in recent years.
METHODSReview was made from clinical controls, mechanism studies and animal experiments.
CONCLUSIONAcupuncture and moxibustion have definite therapeutic effect on depression, with less adverse effects, but some problems in clinical and mechanism studies remain to be resolved.
