[Controlled study on therapeutic effects of electroacupuncture and modified electric convulsive therapy on catatonic schizophrenia].
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.
Xiong
Dian-zhang
DZ
The Third People's Hospital of Yichun City, Jiangxi Province, Yichun 336000, China. 563349081@qq.com
Yi
Yan
Y
Zhu
Xian-gou
XG
Hu
Wei
W
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