depression
Conditions
Interventions
Group A:Electroacunpunture on the acupoints (Baihui,Yintang,Hegu, TaiYang, Sishencong)
Continuous wave at 2Hz. Each treatment last for 30 min. Three times one week. Treatment course is 6 weeks.
Group B:Put the acunpunture needles on the acupoints (Baihui, Yintang, Hegu, TaiYang, Sishencong) Each treatment last for 30 min. Three times one week. Treatment course is 6 weeks.
Sponsors
Guang anmen Hospital, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients meeting DSM-IV diagnosis standard; 2. 24 item HAMD scores: 20-35; 3. aged 18-45 yrs old; 4. first episode; 5. Patients did not take anti-depressive medication or other psychiatric medications 2 weeks before the intervention starts; 6. Education is beyond junior high school; 7. Voluntarily signed the informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. bipolar depression or others mental disorder; 2. Patients with severe depression or being suicidal; 3. patients with severe Physical disease; 4. Pregnancy depression or postpartum depression; 5. Addicted to drugs or alcohol; 6. MRI scans contraindications.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| mental scale;fMRI; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactWANG XIAOLING
Outcome results
None listed