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Clinical and biochemical observations during treatment of depression with electroacupuncture: a pilot study

Author(s) -

Pohl Annika,

Nordin Conny

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

human psychopharmacology: clinical and experimental

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.461

H-Index - 78

eISSN - 1099-1077

pISSN - 0885-6222

DOI - 10.1002/hup.425

Subject(s) - electroacupuncture , depression (economics) , neuropeptide y receptor , medicine , plasma levels , endocrinology , acupuncture , anesthesia , neuropeptide , pathology , alternative medicine , receptor , economics , macroeconomics

Six patients suffering from major depression were treated with electroacupuncture. During 4 weeks of treatment, the total CPRS‐S‐A score decreased from 23.8 to 13.4 ( p =0.0095). A decrease of neuropeptide Y (NPY) in plasma during the first 2 weeks of treatment was noted in five of the patients, all being women ( p =0.0431). The decrease was negatively correlated with age ( r s=−0.29; p =0.046). The results are in line with a putative antidepressive effect of electroacupuncture, along with an influence on NPY in plasma. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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