title: [Controlled study on therapeutic effects of electroacupuncture and modified electric convulsive therapy on catatonic schizophrenia].
abstract: 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).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The therapeutic effect of electroacupuncture is similar to that of MECT.
authors.affiliation: The Third People's Hospital of Yichun City, Jiangxi Province, Yichun 336000, China. 563349081@qq.com
authors.forename: Dian-zhang
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Xian-gou
authors.initials: XG
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012560:Schizophrenia, Catatonic / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult