Auricular Acupuncture Microsystem Approach to Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Attention-deficit disorder (ADD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are among the most common psychiatric disorders in both children and adolescents. It is estimated that ADD/ADHD patients constitute about 50% of the child psychiatry population. Untreated, these conditions will be symptomatic throughout childhood, adolescence, and through adult life. The Three-Phase auricular acupuncture microsystem has been established as an alternative treatment approach for these conditions. Clinically, treating the somatotopic projections of the various brain structures involved in the development of these disorders appears to offer a lasting improvement.