Posted by dj on August 24, 1999, at 12:48:50
Anyone have any experience -- good, bad or indifferent, with these??
"The United Nations World Health Organization endorses acupuncture as a treatment for depression. At the University of Arizona, John J. Allen, Ph.D., an assistant professor of psychology studied 34 women diagnosed with major depression who were not being treated with antidepressant medication. One-third met with the researchers but received no acupuncture. The second received acupuncture, but not on points recommended for treating depression. The third received acupuncture on the depression points. Compared with the two control groups, the women receiving acupuncture on the depression points showed significantly greater mood elevation."
Source: Steefel, L. "Treating Depression," Alternative and Complementary Therapies, 1-96, 1-4.http://www.depression.com/health_library/anti_depressant_therapies/anti_28_acupuncture.html
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