Progress on the specific acupuncture treatment for depressive disorder / 国际中医中药杂志

ABSTRACT

At present, there are five major specific acupuncture treatments mainly including Shugan-Tiaoshen acupuncture therapy, Lingping’s Tongdu-Tiaoshen acupuncture therapy, Zhuang’s Tiaoshen acupuncture therapy, Tong Yuan acupuncture therapy, and Dong ' s Tiaoshen-Jieyu acupuncture therapy. Although there are subtle differences, three commons arefoundthrough comparing and analyzing, including ' Shen’ regared as the core treatment of depression, regulating qi duringtreatment, and Du channel points mainly used.