Determining the Right Acupuncture for Good Recovery Over Neuropsychiatric Trauma

Inclusion Criteria: * Active Duty members and DoD beneficiaries(i.e. former military, spouse, dependent child), 18-65 years old * Meeting the criteria for PTSD based on PCL-5 (past month scores) score of 31 or higher * At least 1 positive response to at least one item on the LEC-5. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant, may be pregnant, or attempting to become pregnant. There areno known risks of this acupuncture in pregnant patients; however, we will exclude pregnancy due to the location of the needles (right over the uterus in 3rd trimester) and risk of exacerbating anxiety that may cause stress on the baby. Subjects will be told to let us know if they become pregnant so we can disenroll them from the study. * Prior treatment with Dragons acupuncture * History of hospitalization for mental health reasons within the last year * Active Suicidal thoughts (is currently considering suicide or has a plan) or suicide attempt within the last year. This will be assessed by direct questioning. * Is currently receiving acupuncture or other non-medication treatments specifically for PTSD (patients can elect to forgo PTSD treatments during the study period and then resume after the study period is over; ie halt therapy during the study period) * Legally Authorized Representatives will not be utilized in this study \*\*Patients must be able to get care at Nellis Air Force Base (a military installation) in order to participate in this study\*\*