YANG Xueqin1, ZHANG Wenyue1, MA Wenhao1, et al. Therapeutic Effect of Early Intervention with Electro-Acupuncture and C ognitive Behavioral Therapy on Mild Depression of 30 Cases[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2012, 53(11): 936-938.
YANG Xueqin1, ZHANG Wenyue1, MA Wenhao1, et al. Therapeutic Effect of Early Intervention with Electro-Acupuncture and C ognitive Behavioral Therapy on Mild Depression of 30 Cases[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2012, 53(11): 936-938.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2012.11.015.
Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of early intervention with electro-acupuncture(EA) and cognitive behavioral therapy(CBT) on mild depressi on.Methods Ninety mild depression patients were random ized into CBT group
EA group and combined treatment group
with 30 in each. CBT group was intervented with cognitive behavioral therapy
once a week.EA group was given electro-acupuncture at Baihui(GV 20)
Yintang(EX-HN3)
twice a week.Combined treatment group was given both treatment of CBT group and EA group.The treatm ent course lasted for 8 weeks.The therapeutic effect was observed and compared before and after the treatment according to Hamilton Depression Rating Scale for Depression(HAMD) and Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Sca le(CES-D).Results The total effective rate of the combined treatment group was 93.33%
which was superior to 68.97% of CBT group and 79.31% of EA group(P<0.05).After treatment
the average scores of HAMD and CES-D decreased significantly in the three groups( P<0.01)
especially in the combined treatment group(P<0.05).Conclusion The early intervention with EA and CBT in mild depression is more effective.