ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2022
Efficacy of acupuncture at ghost points combined with fluoxetine in treating depression: A randomized study.
Article in World journal of clinical cases, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Effects of acupuncture on brain function in patients with depression: A meta-analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging studies.Medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Acupuncture combined with antidepressants for mild-to-moderate depressive disorders: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of Acupuncture Combined With Pharmacotherapy for Depression: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.Alpha psychiatry · 2026Article
- Accurate diagnosis and effective treatment of abnormal meridians in erectile dysfunction patients based on infrared thermography: an electrophysiological technique study.International journal of impotence research · 2025Article
- Effect of Antidepressants on Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and their Underlying Mechanism.Current medicinal chemistry · 2025Article
- A comparative study of multiple physical assessment indicators to identify psychological symptoms: a cross-sectional study based on Chinese adolescents.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Clinical effect of acupuncture at ghost points combined with fluoxetine hydrochloride on mild-to-moderate depression.World journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
- Combining Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) with Conventional Treatments for Major Depressive Disorder.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundDepression affects more than 350 million people worldwide. In China, 4.2% (54 million people) of the total population suffers from depression. Psychotherapy has been shown to change cognition, improve personality, and enhance the ability to cope with difficulties and setbacks. While pharmacotherapy can reduce symptoms, it is also associated with adverse reactions and relapse after drug withdrawal. Therefore, there has been an increasing emphasis placed on the use of non-pharmacological therapies for depression. The hypothesis of this study was that acupuncture at ghost points combined with fluoxetine would be more effective than fluoxetine alone for the treatment of depression.
aimTo investigate the efficacy of acupuncture at ghost points combined with fluoxetine for the treatment of patients with depression.
methodsThis randomized controlled trial included patients with mild to moderate depression (
resultsThere were no significant differences in HAMD or SDS scores between the acupuncture group and control group, before or after 4 wk of treatment. The acupuncture group exhibited significantly lower HAMD and SDS scores than the control group after 8 wk of treatment (
conclusionThe study results suggest that acupuncture at ghost points combined with fluoxetine is more effective than fluoxetine alone for the treatment of patients with mild to moderate depression.
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