Table 2 Acupuncture points for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder
Primary patterns (standard points for all subjects) | ||||||
| Â | HT Shen disturbance | LV Qi stagnation | Kidney deficiency | Grounding points/Qi and blood deficiency | ||
 Front points | HT7, PC6 and Yintang (even) | LV3, (PC6) (even) |  | ST36, SP6 (even) | ||
 Back points | UB14, 15 (even) | GB 20, UB18 (even) | UB 23 (reinforce) | UB 20, 21 (even) | ||
Secondary patterns (up to three points chosen) | ||||||
| Â | LV overacting on SP | LV overacting on ST | ST fire | LV fire | Phlegm-heat | Phlegm-damp |
 Front points | LV13 (reinforce) | LV14 (reduce) | ST44 (reduce) | LV2 (reduce) | ST40 (reduce) | SP9 (reduce) |
 Back points | UB18 (reduce) UB20 (reinforce) | UB18 (reduce) UB21(reduce) | Du 14 (reduce) UB21 (reduce) | Du 14 (reduce) UB18 (reduce) | Du 14 (reduce) UB21 (reduce) | UB20 (reduce) |
| Â | HT Yin/blood deficiency | SP Qi/Yang deficiency | KI Yin/essence deficiency | KI Yang/Qi deficiency | LV Yin/blood deficiency | ST Yin deficiency |
 Front points | HT6 (reinforce) | SP3 (reinforce) | KI6 (reinforce) | KI7 (reinforce) | LV8 (reinforce) | ST44 (reinforce) |
 Back points | UB17 (reinforce) UB15 (reinforce) | UB20 (reinforce) UB23 (reinforce) | UB52 (reinforce) UB23 (reinforce) | Du4 (reinforce) UB23 (reinforce) | UB17 (reinforce) UB18 (reinforce) | UB21 (reinforce) |