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KMID : 0387420090200040137
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Korean Society of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
2009 Volume.20 No. 4 p.137 ~ p.148
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The Trends in Clinical Trials about Effects of Acupuncture on Anxiety, Depression and Mental Stress - In Medline, Pubmedcentral & Oriental Medicine Journal since 2004 -
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Kang Hee-Chul
Lee Seung-Gi
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Abstract
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Objectives : The purpose of this study is to review the recent trends in the clinical trial studies that have been published since 2004.
Methods : We reviewed the Medline & Pubmedcentral databases by using searching word of "acupuncture". Then 20 articles were selected within total 803 articles. In oriental medicine journals in Korea, we investigated 6 journals represented Korean Oriental medicine and chose 13 articles.
Results & Conclusions : 1. We found 33 articles in journals. 2. The patterns of study were as follows: Randomized Controlled Trials(18), Single case series clinical study(9), Case-Control clinical study(4), Randomized crossover Trial(1) and Prospective Clinical analysis(1). 3. The fields of study were as follows: Combined anxiety, depression & other psychiatic symptoms(18), Stress & heart rate variablity(5), The single study of anxiety(5), The single study of depression(3), Stress & pupil variablity(1), Stress and heart rate & pupil variablity(1). 4. The methods of acupuncture were as follows: Acupuncture on points of 14 meridians(24), Auricular acupuncture(3), Electro acupuncture(2) and Both Auricular & Electro acupuncture(1). 5. Stomach meridian(足陽明胃經) and ST36(足三里) were used mostly.
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KEYWORD
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Acupuncture, Mental stress, Anxiety, Depression, Medline, Pubmedcentral oriental medicine journal
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