针刺治疗抑郁症的临床研究进展

近年来针刺治疗抑郁症疗效明显、副作用少、适用人群广等优势日益显著,临床研究与日俱增。本文依照循证医学方法,重点对针刺临床研究文献中提出的针对不同年龄段、病情轻重程度的抑郁症患者群的治疗方案进行归类整理,初步探讨针刺治疗抑郁症的优势,对抑郁症针刺治疗临床研究进行了展望并提出建议。

Advances of Clinical Studies on Acupuncture Treatment of Depression

An increasing evidence shows that in the treatment of depression,acupuncture therapy is definitely effective.It has fewer side-effects and is extensively applicable for different types of patients.In the present paper,the authors follow the methodology of evidence-based medicine to make a systemic summary about acupuncture treatment of depression from 1)different therapeutic methods,such as electroacupuncture,acupuncture combined with psychological comforts,acupuncture combined with medication,etc.2)different states of disease,and 3)special disease-induced psychological disorders.Moreover,the authors also make a discussion and a prospect on the treatment of depression and put forward some suggestions for clinical researches in the coming days.