Acupuncture Treatment of Anxiety: A Case Study

Anxiety disorders are one of the leading mental health concerns worldwide and have a serious impact on patients’ quality of life. This case study addresses the question of whether acupuncture can be an effective treatment for anxiety. A 53-year-old male patient with a chief complaint of three years of anxiety that had been aggravated by economic and social hardship experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic was treated with four weekly treatments of acupuncture. At the end of the course of treatment, the patient reported improvement of his anxiety as well as alleviation of associated symptoms including worrying, insomnia and muscular pain.