Advances in clinical and mechanism studies of acupuncture and moxibustion for treatment of depression / 中国针灸

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To introduce clinical and mechanism studies about treatment of depression by acupuncture and moxibustion in recent years.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Review was made from clinical controls, mechanism studies and animal experiments.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Acupuncture and moxibustion have definite therapeutic effect on depression, with less adverse effects, but some problems in clinical and mechanism studies remain to be resolved.</p>