Acupuntura e ansiedade: possíveis mecanismos neurais

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https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i6.29309

Palavras-chave:

Acupuntura; Ansiedade; Plasticidade cerebral; Rede cerebral.

Resumo

Os transtornos de ansiedade estão entre os distúrbios mentais mais comuns em todo o mundo e podem afetar negativamente a qualidade de vida de um paciente e interromper atividades importantes da vida diária. Estudos recentes mostraram que a psicopatologia da ansiedade envolve circuitos neurais alterados e a normalização desses circuitos seria o fator chave para os efeitos terapêuticos. A acupuntura tem um efeito ansiolítico reconhecido no tratamento da ansiedade. No entanto, o mecanismo neural subjacente ao efeito ansiolítco da acupuntura é desconhecido. Alguns estudos mostraram que circuitos cerebrais relacionados ao controle do sistema nervoso autônomo, do processamento emocional, da memória e do processamento cognitivo são modulados pela acupuntura. Esses circuitos se sobrepõem aos circuitos relacionados à psicopatologia da ansiedade. Assim, neste artigo, apresentamos uma hipótese sobre como a acupuntura pode reduzir a ansiedade através da modulação de circuitos cerebrais. Em conclusão, a literatura consultada mostrou que a acupuntura tem potencial para modular as regiões cerebrais implicadas nos comportamentos ansiosos. No entanto, estudos futuros devem ser feitos para elucidar os mecanismos neuroendócrinos da acupuntura nos transtornos de ansiedade.

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02/05/2022

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ALMEIDA, M. dos S. de .; CAVALCA, A. M. B. Acupuntura e ansiedade: possíveis mecanismos neurais. Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 11, n. 6, p. e42211629309, 2022. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v11i6.29309. Disponível em: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/29309. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.

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