今日文獻聚焦於中醫療法（特別是針灸、經絡調節與經皮式神經調控）在精神醫學領域的機轉闡釋與臨床應用，尤其在抑鬱症、疼痛伴隨情緒障礙及失眠方面具備整合性研究趨勢，顯示中醫正逐步從經驗醫學走向機制導向的精準介入。
Zhen ci yan jiu = Acupuncture research · [Multidimensional regulation and precision therapeutic prospects of acupuncture against depression from the perspective of immunity-metabolism-nerve coupling].
針灸透過同時調整免疫炎症、代謝穩態與神經可塑性三大系統的耦合失調，展現對抑鬱症的多靶點治療潛力，為中醫精神療法提供系統性機制框架。
Zhen ci yan jiu = Acupuncture research · [Research progress on mechanisms of acupuncture regulating limbic system to improve pain-related emotion].
針灸透過調節前 cingulate 皮質、前額葉、島葉、杏仁核與海馬等 limbic 系統多層次神經中樞，有效改善慢性疼痛患者的焦慮、憂鬱與厭惡等負面情緒。
BMJ open · Clinical efficacy and neurophysiological changes associated with combined transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in chronic insomnia disorder: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
該研究設計探討經皮耳廓迷走神經刺激（taVNS）與重複經顱磁刺激（rTMS）結合使用是否能顯著改善慢性失眠患者的睡眠結構與日間機能，較單一療法提供額外獲益。
Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses · The Effect of Acupressure on Procedural Pain, Anxiety, and Hemodynamic Parameters During Chest Tube Removal in Open-Heart Surgery Patients: A Randomized Sham-Controlled Study.
術前 12 分鐘真耳穴壓刺激顯著降低開胸手術患者胸管拔除過程中的疼痛感、焦慮評分，並穩定心率、血壓與呼吸率，較假壓刺激組具顯著優勢。
Brain research bulletin · Investigating the Therapeutic Mechanism of Leech in Vascular Dementia: An Integrated Approach Combining Network Pharmacology and Experimental Validation.
藉由網絡藥理學預測與動物實驗驗證，發現醫用水蛭（SZ）可透過抑制神經發炎、修復血腦屏障完整性與改善腦微循環，改善血管性失智大鼠的學習與記憶功能。