ZHANG Ying1, FENG Bin1, XIE Jianping2, et al. Clinical Study on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after Earthquake Treated by Acupoint Stimulation plus Cognitive-behavior Therapy[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2009, 50(6): 513-515.
ZHANG Ying1, FENG Bin1, XIE Jianping2, et al. Clinical Study on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after Earthquake Treated by Acupoint Stimulation plus Cognitive-behavior Therapy[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2009, 50(6): 513-515.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2009.06.045.
Objective To study the therapeutic effect of acupoint stimulation on post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD) after earthquake is Sichuan.Methods The 91 PTSD patients were randomized into two groups: the control group(n=24) was treated with cognitive-behavior therapy
and the treatment group(n=67) treated by acupoint stimulation plus cognitive-behavior therapy.The therapeutic effect was evaluated by IES-R and self-made questionnaire
and the result of both groups was compared.Results Significant reduction in the IES-R total scores
scores of all factors
and total scores of self-made questionnaire was found in both groups(P<0.01).The comparison of score reduction of two groups showed that the treatment group was better than the control group(P<0.05 or P<0.01).Conclusion Acupoint stimulation plus cognitive-behavior therapy is effective for PTSD