The effect of acupuncture on mood and working memory in patients with depression and schizophrenia

Bosch, Peggy; Noort, Maurits van den; Lim, Sabina; Coenen, A.M.L.; Luijtelaar, Gilles van

doi:10.1016/s2095-4964(15)60204-7

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“…Third, prior tDCS studies enrolled more healthy subjects, whereas electroacupuncture studies enrolled more subjects with neuropsychiatric diseases and memory deficits. 22,24 The beneficial effect of acupuncture in depression with WM deficits might work through an indirect mechanism, such as the improvement of sleep and the neurotransmitter dopamine. Therefore, based on the various differences between the cortical brain activity of healthy versus neuropsychiatric patients, tDCS (6RT = -105.684 -14.705) might have greater short-term impact for WM in healthy subjects than electroacupuncture (6RT = -23.501 -14.705) (Supplementary Data).…”

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“…21 Several studies showed that electroacupuncture can also effectively improve anxiety and memory function. [22][23][24][25][26] Lee et al reported that acupuncture stimulation at the Baihui acupoint (GV20) had an effect on improving cognitive functioning by regulating the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and cAMP-response element-binding protein (CREB) in the hippocampus in rats. 26 Bussell 23 found that acupuncture at the Sishencong, Shenting (DU24), Yintang (Ren18), Shenmen (HT7), and Neiguan (P6) acupoints for 20 min could reduce anxiety and improve memory immediately after treatment.…”

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The Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Versus Electroacupuncture on Working Memory in Healthy Subjects

Zhang

Lang

Zheng

et al. 2019

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

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Objective: Working memory (WM) can influence human thought processes through interactions with perception, long-term memory, and behavior. In recent years, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and electric acupuncture have been used to improve the performance of WM. Therefore, due to the n-back task as a continuous performance task that is commonly used to measure WM, the aim of this study is to investigate the differences in short-term efficacy between tDCS and electroacupuncture on WM under n-back task paradigm in healthy subjects. Methods: Forty-four college students (age: 23.70-1.52 years; education: 16.93-2.24 years) were recruited as experimental subjects and randomly divided into two groups by a random double-blind two-stage crossover experiment design. Group A received a tDCS intervention followed by at least 1 week of washout period and then the electroacupuncture intervention. Group B had the opposite sequence of interventions. The WM test under the n-back task paradigm was conducted before and after each intervention, and the changes in the accuracy (number of correct responses) and correct response time (RT) before and after the interventions were detected. The data were statistically analyzed using SPSS 24.0 to compare the short-term efficacy of tDCS and electroacupuncture on WM under different tasks. Results: In the 0-back task and 1-back tasks, there was no significant difference in the accuracy or RT before and after the interventions between tDCS and electroacupuncture stimulation. In the 2-back task, there was no significant difference in the accuracy before and after interventions between tDCS and electroacupuncture stimulation. However, there was a significant difference in RT (p < 0.05), which was lower after tDCS than after electroacupuncture in the 2-back task. Conclusion: The results show that tDCS with anodal stimulation on the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex could increase the RT of the 2-back task performance in comparison with electroacupuncture stimulation of the Baihui (GV20) and Shenting (DU24) acupoints. The present results indicate that tDCS may have greater impact on WM in healthy subjects than electroacupuncture stimulation.

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The Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Versus Electroacupuncture on Working Memory in Healthy Subjects

Zhang

Lang

Zheng

et al. 2019

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

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“…As can be seen in Figure 1, our search resulted in 97 articles, of which 38 articles were relevant, but only 26 of those 38 satisfied the inclusion criteria and were, thus, eligible for inclusion in this review. Of the 26, 7 were randomized controlled trials [32][33][34][35][36][37][38], 12 were case studies [39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50], and 7…”

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“…No serious side-effects have been found [63], and in about 1% of the treatments, minor adverse side-effects, such as mild bruising, pain, and bleeding, have been reported [62]. Moreover, the use of acupuncture to treat patients with schizophrenia was reported to be safe in the literature, as well [33]. Although anxiety exists about providing acupuncture treatment to patients with schizophrenia, especially in the West, in the present review, no evidence was found that those patients cannot be safely treated with acupuncture as long as precautionary measures (e.g., always one therapist present, group therapy) are taken into account; moreover, the use of needles did not seem to evoke any negative emotional reactions.…”

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Acupuncture as Add-On Treatment of the Positive, Negative, and Cognitive Symptoms of Patients with Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review

Noort

Lim

Lee

et al. 2018

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Background: Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric disorder that has a large impact on patients’ lives. In addition to Western medicine, the use of additional treatments, such as acupuncture, in treating the positive, negative, and cognitive symptoms is increasing. Methods: We conducted a systematic review on the use of acupuncture as an add-on treatment for patients with schizophrenia that are in regular care, with a special focus on the treatment of the often accompanying co-morbid sleep disorders. In this study, we searched the Medline, ScienceDirect, Cochrane Library, Scopus, and ERIC databases with a cut-off date of December 31, 2017, thereby following the guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) protocol. Results: Our search resulted in 26 eligible studies. Most studies showed limited evidence for the use of acupuncture as add-on therapy in the treatment of clinical symptoms, but beneficial effects have been reported in the treatment of co-morbid sleep disorders. Conclusions: Limited evidence was found for the use of acupuncture as add-on therapy in the treatment of patients with schizophrenia; however, positive results were found in the treatment of sleep disorders, but this result needs to be confirmed in large, randomized, controlled trials.

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“…The random number generator program in Microsoft Excel was used for the randomisation [38]. In the experimental group, acupuncture treatment was given as intervention to the participant once a week.…”

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Sleep disorders in patients with depression or schizophrenia: A randomized controlled trial using acupuncture treatment

Bosch

Noort

Staudte³

et al. 2016

European Journal of Integrative Medicine

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The effect of acupuncture on mood and working memory in patients with depression and schizophrenia

Cited by 23 publications

References 49 publications

The Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Versus Electroacupuncture on Working Memory in Healthy Subjects

The Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Versus Electroacupuncture on Working Memory in Healthy Subjects

Acupuncture as Add-On Treatment of the Positive, Negative, and Cognitive Symptoms of Patients with Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review

Sleep disorders in patients with depression or schizophrenia: A randomized controlled trial using acupuncture treatment

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