Efficacy of Acupuncture in Clinic Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder --A Meta-Analysis

Abstract

Objective: Evaluate the clinical effect of acupuncture on generalized anxiety disorder. Methods: Nine databases, including CNKI, Wanfang, Web of Science, and PubMed, were searched for this study. A randomized controlled trial (RCT) of acupuncture for generalized anxiety disorder was selected for inclusion in the study. Hamilton Anxiety Scale, self-Assessment Scale of Anxiety, and clinical treatment effects were Meta-analysed using the dedicated statistical analysis software RevMan version 5.3. Results: According to the comparison of Self-Anxiety Scale scores and Hamilton Anxiety Inventory of treatment in the acupuncture and medication groups, acupuncture was more effective than medication in the clinical treatment of generalized anxiety disorder. Discussion: Although the limited amount of included literature and the high level of bias affected the quality of the analysis, this study could still provide evidence that acupuncture plays a prominent role in the clinical treatment of generalized anxiety disorder.