[Professor CHEN Gui-zhen's experience of acupuncture for perimenopausal panic disorder]

Professor CHEN Gui-zhen's experience of acupuncture for perimenopausal panic disorder was summarized. Professor CHEN believes that the etiology and pathogenesis of perimenopausal panic disorder are the deficiency of congenital kidney essence and the injury of acquired spleen and stomach, leading to mental dysfunction. The clinical treatment should be based on the principle of "nourishing the congenital, tonifying the acquired, and regulating thoroughfare vessel and conception vessel". As for the acupoint selection, the combination of back-shu point and the front-mu point is valued; as for the acupuncture technique, quick needling and skillful application of catgut embedding are recommended. The combination of acupuncture and medicine shows synergistic effect. In addition, emotional therapy is also applied for this condition. In conclusion, it is advocated to treat perimenopausal panic disorder with the combination of acupuncture, catgut embedding, herbs and emotional therapy.