Clinical efficacy of acupuncture and moxibustion in the adjuvant treatment of internet addiction disorder / 中国基层医药

ABSTRACT

Objective@#To investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of acupuncture and moxibustion in the adjuvant treatment of internet addiction disorder.@*Methods@#From January 2013 to April 2015, a total of 38 patients with internet addiction disorder were randomly selected and divided into study group(19 cases) and control group(19 cases) according to the odd and even order of hospitalize.The control group received psychological therapy, antianxiety therapy and antidepression therapy.The study group received acupuncture and moxibustion in addition to all therapies of the control group.The patients were treated for 8 weeks.Chiese Internet Addiction Scale(CIAS), Family Assessment Device(FAD), HAMD, HAMA were used to determine the internet addiction severity and social function of the two groups at baseline and the 8th weekend of treatment, and TESS at the 8th weekend of treatment.@*Results@#At the 8th weekend of treatment, the scores of CIAS, FAD, HAMA+ HAMD in the two groups were all significantly lower than baseline[(86.8±13.6)points vs.(38.3±11.5)points, t=11.872, (85.6±12.3)points vs.(54.6±18.2)points, t=7.123; (185.8±31.5)points vs.(80.6±29.4)points, t=10.643, (182.7±12.7)points vs.(110.5±32.3)points, t=9.068; (53.4±7.6)points vs.(21.7±9.7)points, t=11.215, (55.2±8.3)points vs.(35.2±8.3)points, t=7.428)](all P<0.05). At the 8th weekend of treatment, the scores of CIAS, FAD, HAMA+ HAMD in the study group were significantly lower than those in the control group(t=3.301, 2.985, 10.825, all P<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence rate of side effects between the two groups(all P>0.05).@*Conclusion@#Acupuncture and moxibustion is effective and safe in the treatment of patients with internet addiction disorder.