Effects of auriculotherapy on stress, anxiety and depression in adults and older adults: a systematic review.
Hérica Pinheiro CorrêaCaroline de Castro MouraCissa AzevedoMariana Ferreira Vaz Gontijo BernardesLuciana Regina Ferreira Pereira da MataTânia Couto Machado ChiancaPublished in: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P (2020)
The available evidence on the effects of auriculotherapy on stress, anxiety and depression proves the effectiveness of the technique in adults and older adults. However, the studies showed methodological weaknesses. Although the identified protocols are different, there are frequent similar points including Shenmen, Kidney, Autonomic Nervous System, Heart, Brain Stem and Liver 1 and 2 which can be used in new studies.