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| Clinical Effect of Tiaoshen Shugan Acupuncture on Depression |
| Hits 1526 Download times 2214 Received:May 22, 2004 |
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| DOI
10.11656/j.issn.1672-1519.2004.05.14 |
| Key Words
depression;Tiaoshen Shugan acupuncture;HRSD;SDS;ACTH;CORT |
| Author Name | Affiliation | | LI Gui-ping | The First Affiliated Hospital to Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China | | DU Yuan-hao | The First Affiliated Hospital to Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China | | YAN Hong | The First Affiliated Hospital to Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China | | ZHANG Xin-jun | 天津市安定医院, 300047 | | HUANG Li-fang | The First Affiliated Hospital to Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China |
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| [Objective] the therapeutic effect of Tiaoshen Shugan(TSSG,regulating spirit and dispersing stag-nated hepatoqi)acupuncture on depression and to explore its action on neuroendocrine in patients with depression. [Methods] One hundred and ten patients with depression were randomly divided into 3 groups:TSSG acupuncture group,traditional acupuncture group and western medicine group.All the patients were treated for 6 weeks.The therapeutic re-action was evaluated with Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression(HRSD)and self rating depression scale(SDS) and ACTH,CORT(corticosterone)content were determined by radioimmunoassay before and after treatment. [Results] TSSG acupuncture could improve the clinical symptom in patients with depression,regulate the hyperfunction of HPA axis and had effect of antidepression. [Conclusion] TSSG acupuncture may become a new method in treating depression. |
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