title: [Adjuvant whole body acupuncture in depression. A placebo-controlled study with standardized mianserin therapy].
abstract: In order to examine the efficacy of whole body acupuncture additionally applied to drug treatment in depression, a single-blind placebo-controlled study with 70 inpatients administered to three different treatment groups has been carried out. All patients were pharmacologically treated with the tetracyclic antidepressant mianserin. The verum group (n = 22) received acupuncture at specific points considered to be effective in the treatment of depression. The placebo group (n = 24) was treated with acupuncture at non-specific locations and the control group (n = 24) received only pharmacological treatment. Acupuncture was applied three times a week over a period of four weeks. Psychopathology was rated by judges blind to verum/placebo conditions twice a week over eight weeks with the CGI, GAS, BRMS and BfS rating scales. Additionally applied acupuncture improved the course of depression more than pharmacological treatment with mianserin did by itself. However, we could not detect any differences between placebo and verum acupuncture.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatrische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universität, Mainz.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Röschke
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kögel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bech
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D018687:Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008803:Mianserin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010555:Personality Inventory; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D018687:Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; D008803:Mianserin
vernacular_title: Adjuvante Ganzkörperakupunktur bei depression. Eine placebokontrollierte Studie unter standardisierter Mianserintherapie.