Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture on Xinshu（BL15）

Ganshu（BL18）

Pishu（BL20）

Feishu（BL13）

Shenshu（BL23）and Geshu（BL17）on the somatic symptoms of patients with depression.Methods Totally120cases of depression were randomized into treatment group and control group

with 60in each.The treatment group was given acupuncture on Xinshu（BL15）

Ganshu（BL18）

Pishu（BL20）

Feishu（BL13）

Shenshu（BL23）and Geshu（BL17）.The control group was given citalopram orally.The treatment lasted for 8weeks.The Hamilton Depression Scale（HAMD）was used to evaluate the efficacy before and after 1-week

2-week

4-week and 8-week treatment.The adverse reactions were observed.Results The total effective rate of the treatment group and control group was 92.8%and 90.9%respectively

with no significant difference between groups（P>0.05）.The factor scores of HAMD were significantly decreased in both groups after 1-week

2-week

4-week and 8-week treatment（P<0.01）.The factorⅡscores of HAMD in the treatment group were significantly lower than those in the control group after 1-week

4-week and 8-week treatment（P<0.01）.The factorⅣscore of HAMD in the treatment group was significantly lower than that in the control group after 2-week treatment（P<0.05）.The factorⅤscore of HAMD in the treatment group was significantly higher than that in the control group after 8-week treatment（P<0.05）.Conclusion Comparing with citalopram

acupuncture on Xinshu（BL15）

Ganshu（BL18）

Pishu（BL20）

Feishu（BL13）

Shenshu（BL23）and Geshu（BL17）has the same effect on the somatic symptoms of patients with depression.Acupuncture is superior to citalopram in relieving early anxiety

somatic symptoms and sleep disorders.