THE USE OF ACUPUNCTURE TO REDUCE ANXIETY SYMPTOMS

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1593922308115

• Palavras-chave: Acupuncture, Anxiety and Traditional Chinese Medicine

• Keywords: Acupuncture, Anxiety and Traditional Chinese Medicine

• Abstract:

  Anxiety is one of the most common mental disorders in the general population. It can directly affect an individual's quality of life through their physical and mental actions. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture in the treatment of anxiety disorder, based on a literature review. A survey of articles was carried out using the following databases and databases: LILACS (Latin American and Caribbean Literature), VHL (Virtual Health Library), PubMed (US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health), Google Scholar and Scielo (Scientific Electronic Library Online) using the descriptors “Medicine, Chinese Traditional” AND “Acupuncture therapy” AND “Anxiety” AND “Acupuncture in which 7 articles were selected. It is concluded that acupuncture proved to be effective in reducing anxiety in several cases and maintained patient safety.