[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).

CONCLUSION

The therapeutic effect of electroacupuncture is similar to that of MECT.