{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["2016"],"submitter":["Bosch P"],"pubmed_abstract":["<i>Background</i>. The use of acupuncture in the treatment of sleep disorders in patients with chronic schizophrenia is investigated. <i>Case Presentation</i>. We report the case of a 44-year-old female outpatient of German origin who had been suffering from long-term schizophrenia and sleep disorders. The patient was treated with manual acupuncture weekly for 12 weeks, and a psychological assessment was performed before, immediately after, and three months after the acupuncture treatment period. In addition, actiwatch data were collected for 14 days both before and after the acupuncture treatment period. <i>Conclusion</i>. Acupuncture treatment led to a decrease in general psychopathology, less severe sleep problems, and markedly improved cognitive functioning (working memory) in the pati"],"journal":["Case reports in psychiatry"],"pagination":["6745618"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5213811"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Acupuncture in the Treatment of a Female Patient Suffering from Chronic Schizophrenia and Sleep Disorders."],"pmcid":["PMC5213811"],"pubmed_authors":["van den Noort M","Bosch P","Lim S","Yeo S","Lee SH","Staudte H"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Acupuncture in the Treatment of a Female Patient Suffering from Chronic Schizophrenia and Sleep Disorders.","description":"<i>Background</i>. The use of acupuncture in the treatment of sleep disorders in patients with chronic schizophrenia is investigated. <i>Case Presentation</i>. We report the case of a 44-year-old female outpatient of German origin who had been suffering from long-term schizophrenia and sleep disorders. The patient was treated with manual acupuncture weekly for 12 weeks, and a psychological assessment was performed before, immediately after, and three months after the acupuncture treatment period. In addition, actiwatch data were collected for 14 days both before and after the acupuncture treatment period. <i>Conclusion</i>. Acupuncture treatment led to a decrease in general psychopathology, less severe sleep problems, and markedly improved cognitive functioning (working memory) in the pati","dates":{"release":"2016-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2016","modification":"2025-04-22T21:15:26.63Z","creation":"2019-03-27T02:33:11Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC5213811","cross_references":{"pubmed":["28101392"],"doi":["10.1155/2016/6745618"]}}