Acupuncture Research

MENTAL DISORDERS

Composite acupuncture treatment of mental retardation in children

by Tiaa L; Yuan S; Ba E; Chen H; Zhou Z.

Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1995 Mar, 15(1):34-7. (UI: 95302779) Pub type: Clinical Trial; Joural Article; Randoized Controlled Trial.

Abstract: 128 children of mental retardation were diagnosed in accordance with the diagnostic standards proposed by WHO in 1985. The patients were treated compositely with acupuncture, auriculo-acupoint pellet pressure and herbal plasters on acupoints, bringing about improved mental developments in intelligence quotient (IQ) and social adaptation behaviour (SAB), as evidenced by recognized intelligence tests for children.