Review Article
Effectiveness of Acupuncture Used for the Management of Postpartum Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Table 1
Characteristics of the selected studies used in the meta-analysis.
| Authors | Sample size | Diagnostic Criteria | Intervention | Controls | Outcomes |
| Chen 2010 [21] | 52 | CCMD-III, HAMD | Acupuncture | Antidepressant (Fluoxetine) | Clinical Response, HAMD, Estradiol | Xi 2015 [22] | 104 | CCMD-III, HAMD | Acupuncture | Psychological therapy | HAMD, Estradiol | Ai 2013 [23] | 70 | CCMD-III | Acupuncture and psychological therapy | Antidepressant (Citalopram) | Clinical Response, HAMD, EPDS | Yu 2015 [24] | 60 | Clinical Symptoms | Acupuncture | Antidepressant (Fluoxetine) | HAMD | Dou 2016 [25] | 80 | Unknown | Acupuncture and psychological therapy | Antidepressant (Fluoxetine) | Clinical Response, EPDS | Chen 2007 [26] | 41 | DSM-IV | Acupuncture | Antidepressant (Probucil) | Clinical Response, HAMD | Chung 2012 [27] | 20 | DSM-IV, HDRS17 | Electroacupuncture | Sham acupuncture | Clinical Response, EPDS, | Xu 2013 [28] | 90 | DSM-IV | Acupuncture | Placebo | EPDS, Estradiol |
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HAMD: Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression; EPDS: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.
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