Generalized anxiety disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Treatment group :Acupuncture plus conventional western medicine
Sponsors
Shenzhen Bao'an Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ? Meet the above diagnostic criteria of generalized anxiety disorder; ? Scores >14 and < 29 on 14 items of HAMAD; ? Age =18 years, =65 years; ? The course of disease =6 months, =2 years, the patients who have not received drug, physical or psychological treatment in the last 3 weeks, or whose condition is stable, the original drug treatment regimen has been maintained for at least 3 weeks; ? Signed informed consent and volunteered to participate in this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: ? Patients with anxiety or depression before isolation, and patients with past or current suicidal plans or behavioral or psychotic symptoms of nSSI; ? Previous diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or other mental disorders; ? Have obvious history of personality disorder; (4) have a history of alcoholism or substance abuse; ? Previous history of brain trauma and epilepsy; ? Patients with liver and kidney dysfunction, metal implants or major diseases of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems whose condition cannot be controlled; ? Poor compliance or fear of acupuncture; ? left-handed; ? Pregnant and lactating women.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evaluation of related scales (Hamilton Anxiety Scale, State Anxiety-trait Anxiety Questionnaire, Life Events Scale, post traumatic stress Disorder Self-rating Scale) ;Biochemical parameters (5-hydroxytryptamine, glutamic acid, glutamine amide, ? -aminobutyric acid, nerve growth factor);Cortical plasticity changes (PAS25, PAS10) ; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactZhou peng
Outcome results
None listed