Abstract
the third day:20mg/d). Both EA andHA groupwere addedwith acupuncture on Baihui(GV20), Yingtang(GV29), Fengchi(GB20), Sanyinjiao(SP6), Neiguan(PC6) and some other acupoints according to patients’ different conditions for 30min every other day, totally for 6 weeks. The EA group used electrical acupuncture acupoint stimulator (2/15Hz alternating, LH-202H) at Baihui(GV20), Fengchi(GB20) and Yingtang(GV29). Acupuncture practionors manipulated needles every 15min and last for 5-10s for each patients in HA group. Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD) and Measure Yourself Medical Outcome Profile (MYMOP) were used to evaluate the effectiveness before and after treatment. Results: There was no significant difference among three groups on the baseline. After six weeks, satistical results showed that HAMD Ratio of points of HA and EA are 92.00% and 89.28% respectively, which were higher than paroxetine group (84.71%) (p 0.05). The scores in each domain of MYMOP in EA group and HA group were obviously lower than that of paroxetine group after treatment (p<0.05). Conclusion: Acupuncture significantly reduced the HAMD and MYMOP scores of depression patients. In addition, acupuncture was shown to enhance the effectiveness of conventional drug treatments and also alleviate the main symptoms of depression, thus improving the overall quality of life and make depression patients felt better themselves. Contact: Xuehong Ma, maxh9713@163.com
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