Clinical study on needling method for regulating mental activities and soothing liver for treatment of melancholia.
- Author:
Yuan-hao DU
1
;
Gui-ping LI
;
Hong YAN
;
Xin-jun ZHANG
;
Li-fang HUANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Acupuncture Therapy; Depression; therapy; Depressive Disorder; therapy; Humans; Liver; Medicine, Chinese Traditional
- From: Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2005;25(3):151-154
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo observe clinical therapeutic effect of needling method for regulating mental activities and soothing liver on melancholia.
METHODSOne hundred and ten cases of depression were selected according to the diagnostic criteria of depression in mood disturbance (emotional and mental disturbance) and randomly divided into a regulating mental activities and soothing liver needling group (n=50), a traditional acupuncture group (n=30) and a prozac treatment group (n=30). Their therapeutic effects were evaluated by Hamilton depression scale, Self-rating depression scale (SDS), psychiatric self-rating scale (SCL-90).
RESULTSIn the regulating mental activities and soothing liver needling group, 34 cases were cured, 10 cases were markedly effective, 4 cases were effective and 1 cases were ineffective, with the cured rate of 69.4% and the total effective rate of 98.0%, which were significantly better than those in the traditional acupuncture group (the cured rate was 48.3% and the total effective rate was 89.7%), and was not significantly different with the prozac treatment group (the cured rate was 64.0% and the total effective rate was 96.0%).
CONCLUSIONThe needling method for regulating mental activities and soothing liver has a better therapeutic effect on depression.
