Effectiveness and Safety of Electroacupuncture for Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Zhuo ZhouGui-Xing Xu Liuyang Huang Hao Tian Fengyuan Huang Yilin Liu Ming-Sheng Sun Fan-Rong Liang

Published in: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM (2022)

Our meta-analysis shows that electroacupuncture reduces HAMD scores. It is suggested to use electroacupuncture plus antidepressants to improve the curative effect and effectively reduce drug side effects.

Keyphrases

neuropathic pain
systematic review
cerebral ischemia
depressive symptoms
major depressive disorder
meta analyses
spinal cord injury
spinal cord
subarachnoid hemorrhage
sleep quality
randomized controlled trial
blood brain barrier
adverse drug
bipolar disorder