Clinical efficacy for electro-acupuncture and paroxetine in treatment of panic disorder
doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-0111.2014.05.018
- Received Date: 2013-10-30
- Rev Recd Date: 2014-03-11
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Key words:
- paroxetine /
- electro-acupuncture /
- panic disorder
Abstract: Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of the treatment of panic disorder by electro-acupuncture(EA) and paroxetine. Methods 59 patients were randomly divided into paroxetine group (30 cases) and EA group (29 cases), the therapeutic course was 4 weeks. SAS, HAMA, CGI-EI, BI scale were given to evaluate the efficacy and adverse reactions at 1, 2, 4 weekend before treatment and after treatment. Results EA group total effective rate was 86.66%, the paroxetine group total effective rate was 82.76%, the two groups total efficacy difference was not statistically significant; efficacy index and onset time between the two groups had significant differences. Conclusion The overall curative effects were similar in patients of the two groups, but onset short electro-acupuncture, the curative effect was high and adverse reactions were fewer.
Citation: | SONG Weiwei, YAN Lan, ZHOU Hu. Clinical efficacy for electro-acupuncture and paroxetine in treatment of panic disorder[J]. Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice and Service, 2014, 32(5): 376-378. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-0111.2014.05.018 |