ArticleWorld journal of psychiatry2024
Clinical effect of acupuncture at ghost points combined with fluoxetine hydrochloride on mild-to-moderate depression.
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- Meta-Analysis of the Influence of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine on Cognitive Dysfunction After Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage.Brain and behavior · 2025Pooled it
- Modified sini powder for the management of postoperative depression in non-small cell lung cancer patients: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial protocol.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Article
- Acupuncture Modulation of the Lung-Brain Axis in Alzheimer's Disease: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Perspectives.Brain sciences · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundDepression is a common, chronic, and recurrent mood disorder that has become a worldwide health hazard. Fluoxetine hydrochloride, a common treatment method, can inhibit 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) recycling in the presynaptic membrane; however, the efficacy of a single drug is inadequate. At present, mild-to-moderate depression can be treated with acupuncture of ghost caves, but the clinical curative effect of combined therapy with fluoxetine hydrochloride has not been sufficiently reported.
aimTo evaluate the clinical effect of acupuncture at ghost points combined with fluoxetine hydrochloride in the treatment of mild-to-moderate depression.
methodsThis retrospective study included 160 patients with mild-to-moderate depression who were admitted to Shanghai Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, between January 2022 and June 2023. Patients were separated into a single-agent group (fluoxetine hydrochloride treatment,
resultsThe total efficacy rate was 97.50% in the coalition group and 86.25% in the single-agent group (
conclusionAcupuncture at ghost points combined with paroxetine tablets can safely improve depressive symptoms and sleep disorders, regulate neurotransmitter levels, and reduce stress responses in patients with mild-to-moderate depression.
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