Efficacy of acupuncture at ghost points combined with fluoxetine in treating depression: A randomized study

Table 2 Comparison of Hamilton depression rating scale scores and self-rating depression scale scores between the two groups (mean ± SD, scores)

Group	n	HAMD score (points)			SDS score (points)
		Before treatment	4 wk of treatment	8 wk of treatment	Before treatment	4 wk of treatment	8 wk of treatment
Acupuncture group	80	20.13 ± 2.20	16.60 ± 2.85a	13.64 ± 2.75a	61.84 ± 4.55	56.92 ± 5.10a	51.14 ± 6.12a
Fluoxetine group	80	19.75 ± 2.38	17.21 ± 2.91a	15.20 ± 2.48a	60.63 ± 4.92	57.88 ± 5.53a	54.63 ± 5.58a
t value		1.049	-1.340	-3.768	1.615	-1.141	-3.769
P value		0.296	0.182	0.000	0.108	0.255	0.000

^aP < 0.05 vs this group before treatment.

HAMD: Hamilton depression rating scale; SDS: Self-rating depression scale.