Is acupuncture an effective alternative to benzodiazepines in the treatment of primary insomnia? A critical literature review – by Gillian Hamann
Institution: The International College of Oriental Medicine
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Included Papers
Cao, H., Pan, X., Li, H., & Liu, J. (2009). Acupuncture for treatment of insomnia: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 15(11), 1171–1186. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2009.0041
Cao, H. J., Yu, M. L., Wang, L. Q., Fei, Y. T., Xu, H., & Liu, J. P. (2019). Acupuncture for Primary Insomnia: An Updated Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 25(5), 451–474. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2018.0046
Guo, J., Wang, L. P., Liu, C. Z., Zhang, J., Wang, G. L., Yi, J. H., & Cheng, J. L. (2013). Efficacy of acupuncture for primary insomnia: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2013, 163850. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/163850
He, W., Li, M., Zuo, L., Wang, M., Jiang, L., Shan, H., Han, X., Yang, K., & Han, X. (2019). Acupuncture for treatment of insomnia: An overview of systematic reviews. Complementary therapies in medicine, 42, 407–416. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2018.12.020
Kim, S. H., Jeong, J. H., Lim, J. H., & Kim, B. K. (2019). Acupuncture using pattern-identification for the treatment of insomnia disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Integrative medicine research, 8(3), 216–226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imr.2019.08.002
Shergis, J. L., Ni, X., Jackson, M. L., Zhang, A. L., Guo, X., Li, Y., Lu, C., & Xue, C. C. (2016). A systematic review of acupuncture for sleep quality in people with insomnia. Complementary therapies in medicine, 26, 11–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2016.02.007
Yeung, W. F., Chung, K. F., Leung, Y. K., Zhang, S. P., & Law, A. C. (2009). Traditional needle acupuncture treatment for insomnia: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Sleep medicine, 10(7), 694–704. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2008.08.012
