Acupuncture for Alcohol Use Disorder: A Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Effects of acupuncture on psychological variables in alcoholics.

Psychological variable	Studies,	Acupuncture,	Control,	ES	95% CI
Overall effect	7	129	114	0.656	0.389, 0.920	4.837	<0.001
Alcohol craving	3	46	35	0.781	0.080, 1.481	2.184	0.029
Anxiety	3	42	45	0.320	−0.110, 0.750,	1.459	0.145
Alcohol use	3	61	50	0.777	−0.048, 1.602,	1.847	0.065
Long-term effect	3	144	153	0.286	0.059, 0.514	2.463	0.014

CI, confidence interval.