Behandlungserfolge mit Ohrakupunktur bei schlafgestörten Klienten einer psychotherapeutischen Fachklinik

Author(s): Dagun, X.

Abstract: The study reports about 15 patients with severe insomnia. who had good to very good improvements with an ear acupuncture treatment. Two thirds of the group reported maximum improvement after the first Session of ear acupuncture. one third after the second or third session. Most of the patients had been treated before with different psychotherapeutic methods which had no substantial influence an the disturbance. The improvement in steep quality lasted at least four to eight weeks after the acupuncture. The treatment consisted of two to six consecutive sessions over a short period of a maximum of two weeks.The results of the follow-up study related to the success of acupuncture are to be Seen with reservations. In the long term other factors could be strongly responsible for the improvement or reaggravation of the disturbance. In particular, the positive effects of psychotherapy and methods of relaxation and the negative effect of stress in the social situation at home which could have led to an aggravation are to be considered. The follow-up study must be judged critically. How difficult the follow-up study related to the effects of acupuncture treatment is to be judged, is shown by patient No. B. Retrospectively, this patient rated the effect of acupuncture treatment low, -although his insomnia improved from month to month, Altogether it can be said that again after 3 to 5 month a distinct reoccurence of insomnia is reported. On the other hand, this is clearly better than before the treatment. However, in 50 % of the cases the success of the treatment is lasting.The result of this study shows that ear acupuncture is a good therapeutic possibility for patients with sleep disturbances, who belong to a diagnostic group with depressive syndroms, functional disturbances and fatigue conditions. It is our experience that acupunctural sessions should be repeated in a series even if good improvement is reported, A repetition of the series is to be considered six to eight weeks later.

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