Observation on the clinical effect of acupuncture combined with cognitive therapy in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder
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Observation on the clinical effect of acupuncture combined with cognitive therapy in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder
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Int J of Clin Acupunct (2015), Wang, Xiaoyan
Abstract
Objective: to explore the therapeutic effect of acupuncture combined with cognitive therapy in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder. Method: 60 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder were randomly divided into an acupuncture combined with cognitive therapy group (integrated treatment group) and a Western medicine treatment group, 30 cases in each group. The integrated treatment group received acupuncture plus psychotherapy, while the Western medicine group was treated with oral clomipramine. Both groups were treated for 8 weeks. Before and after treatment, each group was evaluated by the clinical efficacy and Y-BOCS score. Result: there were significant differences between both groups in clinical efficacy (P<0.05) and Y-BOCS (P<0.05). Conclusion: compared with single clomipramine treatment, acupuncture combined with cognitive therapy has a better curative effect and less side effects, and is therefore advantageous in treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder.
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Intl J of Clin Acupunct
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Language
English
doi
10.3103/S1047197915040110
issn
1047-1979
issue
4
page end
263
page start
260
volume
24