Clinical Studies on Treatment of Earthquake-Caused Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Using Electroacupuncture

Table 2

Comparison of scores in CAPS, HAMA, and HAMD before and after treatment.

Score	Time/group	Before	6 weeks	12 weeks	3-month followup	6-month followup	P and 𝐹^b
CAPS	Paroxetine (𝑛=64)	66.8±21.3	44.7±22.4	31.2±18.9	26.3±19.4	21.8±18.7	𝑃=0.000
	Treatment (𝑛=63)	65.8±19.7	39±20.3	27.3±17.9	20.4±15.5	15.9±14.3	𝐹=453.4
	P and 𝐹^a	𝑃=0.132	𝐹=2.30
HAMD	Paroxetine (𝑛=64)	12.7±5.2	8.38±4.28	6.11±3.89	4.88±3.65	4.25±3.62	𝑃=0.00
	Treatment (𝑛=63)	13.1±5.56	7.69±4.44	5.22±3.86	3.69±3.06	2.98±2.99	𝐹=332.3
	P and 𝐹^a	𝑃=0.255	𝐹=1.31
HAMA	Paroxetine (𝑛=64)	11.7±5.85	7.61±3.86	5.59±3.18	4.70±3.2	3.86±3.15	𝑃=0.00
	Treatment (𝑛=63)	11.6±5.11	6.38±3.53	4.65±3.44	3.46±2.94	2.95±2.85	𝐹=204.9
	P and 𝐹^a	𝑃=0.101	𝐹=2.74

Note: ^afor the intergroup comparison; ^bfor the intragroup comparison.