120 patients in a randomised controlled trial were followed up six months after eight weeks of either integrative treatment (IT) and acupuncture or conventional treatment (CT) by a team of Swedish investigators. Acupuncture was delivered once a week for eight consecutive weeks. IT combined acupuncture with person-centred dialogue. At six months the IT and acupuncture groups showed significantly greater values that CT on anxiety, depression, and quality of life. The improvements remained stable at the six-month follow-up. BMC Complimentary & Alternative Medicine, June 2014.
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Acupuncture for Depression
Researchers from the University of Western Australia have undertaken a study of how effective acupuncture is in treating patients with depression. The research, published in the journal ‘Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice’ 23.7.12, concluded that acupuncture was effective in reducing depressive symptoms.