Assessment of effectiveness of electroacupuncture and fluoxetine for treatment of depression with physical symptoms / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
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(12): 167-170, 2008.
Artículo
en Chino
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-292884
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study on clinical therapeutic effect and safety of electroacupuncture and Fluoxetine for treatment of mild or moderate depression with physical symptoms.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Seventy-five cases were randomly divided into a western medicine group (group A), an electroacupunctue group(group B) and an electroacupuncture plus medicine group (group C), 25 cases in each group. The group A were treated by oral Fluoxetine, 20 mg each day; the group B by electroacupuncture with Baihui (GV 20) and Yintang (EX-HN 3) selected as main points; the group C by oral administration of Fluoxetine plus electroacupunctue. HAMD depression scale was used for assessment of clinical therapeutic effect and TESS adverse reaction scale was used for adverse reactions.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The clinical effective rate was 78.3% in the group A, 82.6% in the group B and 91.7% in the group C, with significant differences between group C and A, group C and B (P < 0.05). Groups B and C had significant therapeutic effects in improvement of physical symptoms, and the adverse reaction of Fluoxetine in the group C was less than that in the group A.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Electroacupuncture can significantly improve physical symptoms and relieve adverse reactions of Fluoxetine. Electroacupuncture combined with Fluoxetine has a better therapeutic effect on depression with mild or moderate physical symptoms, with less adverse reactions.</p>
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Asunto principal:
Terapéutica
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Electroacupuntura
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Fluoxetina
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Terapia Combinada
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Antidepresivos de Segunda Generación
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Usos Terapéuticos
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Depresión
Límite:
Adulto
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Chino
Revista:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Año:
2008
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