77casesofneurosisweretreatedwithintelligent(computerized)elec-troacupuncture(IEA)andcommonelectroacupuncture(CEA)attwodifferentwaveformsandfre-quencies.TheresultsshowedthatthemarkedlyeffectiveratesofIEAandCEAwererespectively75%and60%withoutastatisticallysignificantdifference.Fordifferentsubtypesofneurosis,thetherapeuticeffectsofIECinthetreatment6fneurastheniaanddepressiveneurosisweresuperiortoandinthetreatmentofanxietywasinferiortothoseofCEA.Fordifferentsyndromes,thecurativeeffectsofIEAonsomaticsymptom,depressionandasthenicsymptomwere.superiortoandonanxietyandsleep-disorderwerenotasgoodasthoseofCEA.