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[Controlled study on therapeutic effects of electroacupuncture and modified electric convulsive therapy on catatonic schizophrenia].

Dian-zhang Xiong, Yan Yi, Xian-gou Zhu, Wei Hu

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical therapeutic effect of electroacupuncture for treatment of catatonic schizophrenia. METHODS: Eighty cases were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 40 cases in each group. The observation group was treated with electroacupuncture, Baihui (GV 20) and Taiyang (EXHN 5) were selected, once daily; the control group was treated with modified electric convulsive therapy (MECT), the treatment was given once every 2 days or 3 days, 14 to 21 days constituted one course in the two groups. RESULTS: The markedly effective rate and total effective rate were 72.5% and 92.5% in the observation group, 77.5% and 97.5% in the control group, respectively, there was no significant difference between the two groups (both P>0.05). CONCLUSION: The therapeutic effect of electroacupuncture is similar to that of MECT.

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Key concepts: Electroacupuncture, Medicine, Therapeutic effect, Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming), Anesthesia, Significant difference, Internal medicine, Acupuncture