Abstract
Anxiety is a mental state that is related to a group of symptoms including feeling restless, panic, palpitations, spontaneous sweating and difficulty concentrating. Most commonly it is known as generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Western medicine usually treats anxiety with drugs or psychological therapies.
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has thousands of years of history in treating anxiety-associated conditions. The conventional TCM treatment for anxiety is focused on restoring the imbalance of the relevant internal organs, using acupuncture and herbal remedies. Modern TCM has now progressed by introducing a deeper context in the function of the Brain and therefore treatments involving the Brain and the scalp. The general and unique Brain acupuncture for anxiety explained in detail.
Researches on acupuncture treatment for anxiety indicate that acupuncture has a promising effect in terms of controlling anxiety symptoms, and reducing or preventing the side effects of Western medication. And researches, even if conclusions are limited by the number of studied patients and the methodology of the research design, still show strong signs that acupuncture not only brings positive changes to the physical functioning of the body but also presents promising biochemical improvement in patients under anxiety.
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Wang, T. (2021). Anxiety. In: Acupuncture for Brain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54666-3_16
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