The flow diagram of the participants 4. MDD = major depressive disorder; BD = bipolar disorder.|@|~(^,^)~|@|Changes of (A) Himorogi self-rating depression scale (HSDS), (B) Himorogi self-rating anxiety scale (HSAS) and (C) somatic symptom scale-8 (SSS-8) in the patients during 12 weeks of acupuncture treatments. Patients were treated once a week (See Materials and Methods for details of acupuncture treatment). Data point and error bars represent mean ± SE. *p < 0.05 by repeated ANOVA and post hoc Dunnett’s multiple comparison test vs. 1st week.|@|~(^,^)~|@|Changes in visual analogue scale (VAS) scores for physical symptoms in the patients during 12 weeks of acupuncture treatments. Patients were individually treated with acupuncture (See Materials and Methods for details of the treatment). Data point and error bars represent mean ± SE. *p < 0.05 by repeated ANOVA and post hoc Dunnett’s multiple comparison test vs. 1st week.|@|~(^,^)~|@|Changes in subscale on the 8-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-8) evaluated for quality of life in the patients during 12 weeks of acupuncture treatments. Data and error bars represent mean ± SE. *p < 0.05 by repeated ANOVA and post hoc Dunnett’s multiple comparison test vs. 1st week.

J Acupunct Meridian Stud 2022;15:336~346 https://doi.org/10.51507/j.jams.2022.15.6.336