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. 2005 Feb;25(2):107-8.

[Clinical observation on acupuncture for treatment of depression]

[Article in Chinese]
Tian-jun Wang  1
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  • PMID: 16312893

[Clinical observation on acupuncture for treatment of depression]

[Article in Chinese]
Tian-jun Wang. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2005 Feb.

Abstract

Objective: To search for the best therapy for depression.

Methods: The acupuncture group of 34 cases were treated by acupuncture at acupoints on the head as main and acupoints of the limbs as adjuvant, two treatments a week, and the control group of 30 cases by antidepressant deanxit for 5 weeks.

Results: There was no significant difference between the two groups in the therapeutic effect (P > 0.05).

Conclusion: Acupuncture and western medicine deanxit have a similar therapeutic effect on depression.

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