Use of electroacupuncture to accelerate the antidepressant action of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors: A single-blind, randomised, controlled study

Zhang Jin Zhang; R. Ng; S. C. Man; J. T. Y. Li; W. Wong; H. K. Wong; D. Wang; M. T. Wong; A. W. K. Tsang; K. C. Yip; Stephen Cho Wing Sze

Use of electroacupuncture to accelerate the antidepressant action of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors: A single-blind, randomised, controlled study

Zhang Jin Zhang^*, R. Ng, S. C. Man, J. T. Y. Li, W. Wong, H. K. Wong, D. Wang, M. T. Wong, A. W. K. Tsang, K. C. Yip, Stephen Cho Wing Sze

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Abstract

1. Patients treated with dense cranial electroacupuncture stimulation (DCEAS) had a significantly greater reduction in the 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression scores and clinically significant response to treatment than those having sham acupuncture (19.4% vs. 8.8%).
2. Neither sham acupuncture nor DCEAS had effects on the platelet serotonin system.
3. In the early phase of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor treatment for depressed patients, DCEAS could be used as an additional therapy.
4. Neurobiological mechanisms responsible for DCEAS effects warrant further investigation using neuroimaging.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	S12-S16
Number of pages	5
Journal	Hong Kong Medical Journal
Volume	19
Issue number	6 (Suppl 9)
Publication status	Published - Dec 2013

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Zhang, Z. J., Ng, R., Man, S. C., Li, J. T. Y., Wong, W., Wong, H. K., Wang, D., Wong, M. T., Tsang, A. W. K., Yip, K. C., & Sze, S. C. W. (2013). Use of electroacupuncture to accelerate the antidepressant action of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors: A single-blind, randomised, controlled study. Hong Kong Medical Journal, 19(6 (Suppl 9)), S12-S16. https://www.hkmj.org/system/files/hkm1306sp9p12_0.pdf

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Use of electroacupuncture to accelerate the antidepressant action of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors: A single-blind, randomised, controlled study

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