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[Differentiation of somatoform disorders in TCM acupuncture-moxibustion outpatient service].

AbstractOBJECTIVE:
To strengthen differentiation of somatoform disorders and probe into regular rules of TCM syndrome differentiation treatment.
METHODS:
Clinical data of 93 cases of somatoform disorders were collected from clinic departments of TCM acupuncture and moxibustion in general hospitals, and were divided into somatoform disorders group (n=41), depression group (n=30) and neurosis group (n=22) according to diagnostic criteria of CCMD-III. Zung's self-evaluating anxiety scale (SAS), and self-evaluating depression scale (SDS) were used for quantitative evaluation and comparison of severities of emotional disorders, and TCM syndrome type differentiation was carried out.
RESULTS:
Somatoform disorders were most marked by pain, abnormal sensation of the skin mainly on the head, four limbs, etc. in TCM acupuncture and moxibustion clinic department, and the severities of anxiety and depression in the somatoform disorders group are lower than those in other two groups, and stagnation of the liver-qi is main TCM syndrome.
CONCLUSION:
Strengthening differentiation of somatoform disorders, treatment based on the liver and exerting advantages of TCM in diagnosis and treatment may increase clinical therapeutic effects on somatoform disorders in TCM acupuncture and moxibustion treatment.
AuthorsJia Guo, He-chun Luo
JournalZhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion (Zhongguo Zhen Jiu) Vol. 26 Issue 11 Pg. 814-7 (Nov 2006) ISSN: 0255-2930 [Print] China
PMID17165508 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Acupuncture Therapy
  • Ambulatory Care
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Medicine, Chinese Traditional
  • Moxibustion
  • Somatoform Disorders (diagnosis, etiology, therapy)

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