Acupuncture in Chronic Non-Responding Anxiety/Depression Patients: A Case Series

Errington-Evans, Nicholas

doi:10.1136/aim.2008.000323

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“…Sample size was exceptionally variable, ranging from 240 patients [30] to 4, with one drop out [31]. Generally, large study populations were used in the majority of the research [20,[22][23][24][25][26]32,33].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Many articles [20,[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]31,34] described the location, duration and frequency of visits with sufficient specificity to make the research repeatable. In these articles, the rational given for point selection was generally poor.…”

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“…These problems are compounded on several levels. Often the educational background of the acupuncturist is also lacking [20,[23][24][25][26]28,29,31,32,34], which would reasonably lead to questions regarding the non-justification of point selection. There is also the on-going difficulty of the transition between a Western diagnosis of anxiety and the TCM diagnosis system, where the treatments are modified so extensively.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Analysis was carried out and results provided regarding their statistical significance for the vast majority of cases [20,[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]31,34,39].…”

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Acupuncture for Anxiety

Errington‐Evans

2011

CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics

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SUMMARYThis review aims to examine the volume and quality of the evidence base which supports the use of acupuncture in the treatment of anxiety disorders. A literature review was conducted using Pubmed, Google scholar, AMED, BMJ, Embase, Psychinfo, Cochrane library, Ingenta connect, and Cinahl databases. Keywords were "anxiety," "anxious," "panic," "stress," "phobia," and "acupuncture" limited to year 2000 onwards and English language where available. The quality of research examining the use of acupuncture in the treatment of anxiety disorders is extremely variable. There is enormous variety regarding points used, number of points used in a session, duration of sessions, frequency of treatment and duration of treatment programme. While the generally poor methodological quality, combined with the wide range of outcome measures used, number and variety of points, frequency of sessions, and duration of treatment makes firm conclusions difficult. Against this, the volume of literature, consistency of statistically significant results, wide range of conditions treated and use of animal test subjects suggests very real, positive outcomes using a treatment method preferred by a population of individuals who tend to be resistant to conventional medicine.

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Section: Methodological Componentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Methodological Componentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Analysis was carried out and results provided regarding their statistical significance for the vast majority of cases [20,[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]31,34,39].…”

Section: Methodological Componentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Acupuncture for Anxiety

Errington‐Evans

2011

CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics

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“…A systematic review 7 previously showed the potential benefit of acupuncture, and a pilot study by the author in a group of four patients demonstrated a promising improvement in symptoms. 10 The acupuncture treatment used was based on the author's literature review, 11 the aim of which was to identify the most Editor's choice Scan to access more free content frequently used points and effective treatment regimen. Three points, PC6, HT7 and LR3, used bilaterally, were identified.…”

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Randomised Controlled Trial on the Use of Acupuncture in Adults with Chronic, Non-Responding Anxiety Symptoms

Errington‐Evans

2015

Acupunct Med

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Background A group of adults can be identified with chronic non-responding anxiety symptoms who have repeatedly accessed treatments through their GP, such as cognitive behaviour therapy, bibliotherapy and medication, but with no effect. These patients make heavy use of health service resources with no beneficial outcome. This study aims to test the effect of an acupuncture formula of three specific acupuncture points, suggested in a previous pilot study. Method 40 participants from a psychiatry waiting list were randomised into one of two groups: group 1 (n=25) received 10 weeks of acupuncture at PC6, HT7 and LR3, and group 2 was a waiting list control group. The waiting list group (n=15) then received acupuncture. Both groups were followed up for 10 weeks after treatment. The outcome measure was the State and Trait Anxiety Inventory. Results 36 patients completed the study, with two dropouts in each group. State anxiety scores in the acupuncture group decreased from 57.7 (SD 13.1) to 38.8 (12.0); scores in the waiting list control group decreased from 61.5 (11.6) to 60.6 (11.7). The difference was highly significant (p<0.0001). Similar changes were seen for trait anxiety scores. The control group showed similar statistically significant improvements when they received acupuncture. The improvements were maintained after 10 weeks of follow-up in each group. Conclusions Acupuncture is a promising intervention for patients with chronic anxiety symptoms that have proven resistant to other forms of treatment.

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Akupunktur verringert die Wettkampfangst vor einem Wettkampf bei jungen Sportlern: eine randomisierte kontrollierte Pilotstudie

2023

AkupunkturPraxis

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Hintergrund Obwohl ein gewisses Maß an Wettkampfangst Leistung steigern kann, erleben viele Sportler mit Angst unkontrollierte negative Gefühle und Gedanken, die wiederum beträchtliche Auswirkungen auf ihre Leistung haben können. Methoden Es wurde die Wirkung von Akupunktur auf die Wettkampfangst von jugendlichen Fußballspielern vor dem Wettkampf anhand psychologischer und physiologischer Marker untersucht. Insgesamt 30 Athleten wurden nach dem Zufallsprinzip und zu gleichen Teilen entweder der Akupunktur- oder der Sham-Kontrollgruppe zugeteilt. Ergebnisse Es zeigte sich zu den Posttest-Zeitpunkten, dass die Akupunktur eine signifikante Wirkung auf die kognitive Angst (p=0,001) und die somatische Angst (p<0,001) hatte, nicht aber auf das Selbstvertrauen (p>0,05). Außerdem zeigten die Ergebnisse, dass die Akupunktur den Hautleitwert in der Akupunkturgruppe im Vergleich zur Scheingruppe signifikant verringerte (p=0,006) (p<0,001). Schlussfolgerungen Die Ergebnisse deuten darauf hin, dass die Akupunktur in der Lage ist, kognitive und somatische Angst vor Wettkämpfen bei jugendlichen Athleten zu verringern, während dies von signifikanten physiologischen Veränderungen begleitet wird.

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Acupuncture in Chronic Non-Responding Anxiety/Depression Patients: A Case Series

Cited by 4 publications

References 7 publications

Acupuncture for Anxiety

Acupuncture for Anxiety

Randomised Controlled Trial on the Use of Acupuncture in Adults with Chronic, Non-Responding Anxiety Symptoms

Akupunktur verringert die Wettkampfangst vor einem Wettkampf bei jungen Sportlern: eine randomisierte kontrollierte Pilotstudie

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