Case Report: Psychological acupuncture for severe cynophobia with comorbid PTSD
This case suggests that psychological acupuncture may serve as a rapid, safe, and well-tolerated integrative therapeutic option for patients with trauma-related specific phobia and comorbid PTSD who decline conventional treatments. The findings highlight the potential role of combined cognitive-emotional activation and somatic modulation in alleviating trauma-related symptoms and support further investigation of this approach in controlled clinical studies.
Authors
- G Zhang
- WenChao Dan
- Zixuan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3581-3004)
- Siqing Wang
- Shouchun Zhang
Institutions
- First Hospital of Jiaxing (CN)
- Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- International Space Science Institute - Beijing (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1753017
- Primary Topic
- Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00