Clinical study on needling method for regulating mental activities and soothing liver for treatment of melancholia / 中国针灸

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe clinical therapeutic effect of needling method for regulating mental activities and soothing liver on melancholia.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>One hundred and ten cases of depression were selected according to the diagnostic criteria of depression in mood disturbance (emotional and mental disturbance) and randomly divided into a regulating mental activities and soothing liver needling group (n=50), a traditional acupuncture group (n=30) and a prozac treatment group (n=30). Their therapeutic effects were evaluated by Hamilton depression scale, Self-rating depression scale (SDS), psychiatric self-rating scale (SCL-90).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In the regulating mental activities and soothing liver needling group, 34 cases were cured, 10 cases were markedly effective, 4 cases were effective and 1 cases were ineffective, with the cured rate of 69.4% and the total effective rate of 98.0%, which were significantly better than those in the traditional acupuncture group (the cured rate was 48.3% and the total effective rate was 89.7%), and was not significantly different with the prozac treatment group (the cured rate was 64.0% and the total effective rate was 96.0%).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The needling method for regulating mental activities and soothing liver has a better therapeutic effect on depression.</p>