Clinical observation on the efficacy of acupuncture for relieving the depressed liver and regulating qi in the treatment of depression among seafarers
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1009-6906.2016.05.008
- VernacularTitle:疏肝调神针刺法治疗海员抑郁症的临床观察
- Author:
Pengyan ZHU
1
;
Hui XUE
Author Information
1. 烟台市中医医院,山东省烟台,264002
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Depression;
Relieving the depressed liver and regulating qi;
Seafarer;
Acupuncture
- From:
Chinese journal of nautical medicine and hyperbaric medicine
2016;23(5):360-361,封3
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the therapeutic efficacy of acupuncture for relieving the depressed liver and regulating qi in the treatment of depression among seafarers.Methods A randomized controlled trial (RCT) was applied in the study.Sixty seafarers with depression were randomly assigned as the acupuncture group and the western medicine group.After 2 treatment courses,observations and comparisons were made between the 2 groups.Results Following treatment,the SDS scores(the acupuncture group:38.50 ± 8.72,the western medicine group:45.75 ± 9.42) and HAMD scores of both groups all decreased significantly,and significant differences could be seen,as compared with those before treatment(P ＜ 0.01).There was statistical significance,when comparisons were made between the 2 groups (P ＜ 0.01).The therapeutic efficacy of the acupuncture group was obviously superior to that of the western medicine group.Conclusions The acupuncture for relieving the depressed liver and regulating qi could noticeably improve symptoms of depression among seafarers,and its therapeutic efficacy was better than that of the western medicine.
