Acupuncture Therapy for Military Veterans Suffering from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Related Symptoms: A Scoping Review of Clinical Studies
Military personnel in combat face a high risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In this study, a protocol-based scoping review was conducted to identify the current status of research on the efficacy of acupuncture for treating combat-related PTSD in military personnel. A literatur...
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| author | Hui-Yong Kwak Jungtae Leem Hye-bin Seung Chan-Young Kwon Hye-Seon Jeong Sang-Ho Kim |
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| description | Military personnel in combat face a high risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In this study, a protocol-based scoping review was conducted to identify the current status of research on the efficacy of acupuncture for treating combat-related PTSD in military personnel. A literature search was conducted across 14 databases in November 2022, and data from the included studies were collected and descriptively analyzed. A total of eight studies were included. Participants were assessed for core PTSD symptoms using the PTSD Checklist for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 and the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale, as well as related symptoms, such as sleep issues. Although the efficacy of acupuncture has been substantiated in numerous studies, certain metrics did not exhibit improvement. Auricular acupuncture was the most commonly used treatment (50%) followed by manual acupuncture (25%) and a combination of both (25%). Shenmen and Kidney points were frequently targeted at auricular acupoints. The treatment period varied between 5 days and 2 months. While adverse events were reported in two of the fifty-five patients in the intervention group and in four of the sixty-four patients in the control group in the randomized controlled trial studies, no fatal adverse events were reported. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-904024e4f40f4af1ab30a7bd772100462023-11-24T14:44:48ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322023-11-011122295710.3390/healthcare11222957Acupuncture Therapy for Military Veterans Suffering from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Related Symptoms: A Scoping Review of Clinical StudiesHui-Yong Kwak0Jungtae Leem1Hye-bin Seung2Chan-Young Kwon3Hye-Seon Jeong4Sang-Ho Kim5Republic of Korea Army, Capital Defense Command, Gwacheon-daero, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08801, Republic of KoreaResearch Center of Traditional Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University, 460 Iksan-daero, Iksan 54538, Republic of KoreaCollege of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, 1, Hanuidae-ro, Gyeongsan 38578, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, College of Korean Medicine, Dong-Eui University, Busan 47227, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemoon-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Neuropsychiatry of Korean Medicine, Pohang Korean Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Daegu Haany University, Pohang 37685, Republic of KoreaMilitary personnel in combat face a high risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In this study, a protocol-based scoping review was conducted to identify the current status of research on the efficacy of acupuncture for treating combat-related PTSD in military personnel. A literature search was conducted across 14 databases in November 2022, and data from the included studies were collected and descriptively analyzed. A total of eight studies were included. Participants were assessed for core PTSD symptoms using the PTSD Checklist for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 and the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale, as well as related symptoms, such as sleep issues. Although the efficacy of acupuncture has been substantiated in numerous studies, certain metrics did not exhibit improvement. Auricular acupuncture was the most commonly used treatment (50%) followed by manual acupuncture (25%) and a combination of both (25%). Shenmen and Kidney points were frequently targeted at auricular acupoints. The treatment period varied between 5 days and 2 months. While adverse events were reported in two of the fifty-five patients in the intervention group and in four of the sixty-four patients in the control group in the randomized controlled trial studies, no fatal adverse events were reported.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/22/2957armed conflictsmilitary personnelposttraumatic stress disorderacupuncturescoping review |
| spellingShingle | Hui-Yong Kwak Jungtae Leem Hye-bin Seung Chan-Young Kwon Hye-Seon Jeong Sang-Ho Kim Acupuncture Therapy for Military Veterans Suffering from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Related Symptoms: A Scoping Review of Clinical Studies Healthcare armed conflicts military personnel posttraumatic stress disorder acupuncture scoping review |
| title | Acupuncture Therapy for Military Veterans Suffering from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Related Symptoms: A Scoping Review of Clinical Studies |
| title_full | Acupuncture Therapy for Military Veterans Suffering from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Related Symptoms: A Scoping Review of Clinical Studies |
| title_fullStr | Acupuncture Therapy for Military Veterans Suffering from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Related Symptoms: A Scoping Review of Clinical Studies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acupuncture Therapy for Military Veterans Suffering from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Related Symptoms: A Scoping Review of Clinical Studies |
| title_short | Acupuncture Therapy for Military Veterans Suffering from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Related Symptoms: A Scoping Review of Clinical Studies |
| title_sort | acupuncture therapy for military veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder and related symptoms a scoping review of clinical studies |
| topic | armed conflicts military personnel posttraumatic stress disorder acupuncture scoping review |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/22/2957 |
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