Mental Symptoms Can Be Treated With Japanese Kampo Formula, Yokukansan and Its Variables

Purpose: we will prove the clinical effect of acupunctural treatment to anti-depression. Methods: According to the principle of informed consent and the wishes of patients, the participants were divided into two groups, 35 for acupuncture group(acupuncture treatment), 25 for western medicine group(SSRI). Hamilton scales have been evaluated at the 0,1,2,4,6,8,12 weeks period. Results: 1. The significant difference of the effects between the two groups was detected(P 0.05). 2. There was significant difference of the cure rate between two groups(P<0.05),acupuncture group was significantly better than the western medicine group. 3. On HAMD scores of the two groups after treatment in 4,6,8 weeks, significant differences were presented (P<0.05). From the beginning of the fourth week, the HAMD score of acupuncture group was significantly better than the western medicine group. In both of the two groups, there were statistically significant differences between baseline score of HAMD and the score in every treatment period(P<0.05), 4. Significant difference was shown between the two groups in HAMD score of the followup period. Acupuncture group were better than the western medicine group score. Therefore, persistent effect of acupuncture was better than western medicine group. Conclusion: In the real clinical conditions, the effect of acupuncture treatment for depression is better than that of western medicine. Contact: Mingmin Xu, xumin 614@163.com