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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.