Zhou Peng's Experience in Treating Generalized Anxiety Disorder with Spirit-Regulating and Root-Strengthening Integrated Acupuncture
10.13359/j.cnki.gzxbtcm.2025.06.021
- VernacularTitle:周鹏调神固本整合针灸治疗广泛性焦虑障碍经验
- Author:
Pan ZHANG
1
;
Xiayun ZHOU
;
Zhongxian LI
;
Junquan LIANG
;
Ruiming CHEN
;
Guoao SHI
;
Yingxin HUANG
;
Mengyao LI
;
Luda YAN
;
Peng ZHOU
Author Information
1. 广州中医药大学第七临床医学院/深圳市宝安区中医院,广东 深圳 518133
- Keywords:
generalized anxiety disorder(GAD);
regulating spirit and strengthening root;
integrated acupuncture;
experience;
Zhou Peng
- From:
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2025;42(6):1441-1446
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
This article introduces Professor Zhou Peng's clinical experience in treating generalized anxiety disorder(GAD)using spirit-regulating and root-strengthening integrated acupuncture.Based on the pathological characteristics of GAD,Professor Zhou Peng summarizes its pathogenesis as"disharmony of qi,blood,yin,and yang,"pointing out that"deficiency"is the essence of its onset,with spleen and kidney deficiency being the root cause.He advocates treating GAD from the perspective of"deficiency and decline,"focusing on strengthening the spleen and kidneys,consolidating the root,and nourishing the source,while also regulating the mind.The integrated acupuncture therapy includes needling,refined moxibustion,and intradermal needle embedding.Needling is used to harmonize qi and blood,refined moxibustion to regulate and supplement yin and yang to consolidate the root,and intradermal needle embedding to regulate the mind and consolidate the therapeutic effects of acupuncture.Starting from improving patients'compliance with treatment and ensuring sustained therapeutic effects,Professor Zhou emphasizes that acupuncture manipulation should be fast,gentle,and soft,with needle insertion resembling a swift crane touching the waves and needle manipulation like a deer drinking from a clear spring.He places great importance on patients'sensations and aims to holistically regulate the body's qi,blood,yin,and yang,restoring the balance of body and mind,thereby effectively treating generalized anxiety disorder.
