The benefit from whole body acupuncture in major depression

Röschke, Joachim; Wolf, Claudia; Müller, Matthias J.; Pk, Wagner; Mann, Klaus; Grözinger, Michael; Bech, Signe Refsgaard

doi:10.1016/s0165-0327(99)00061-0

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“…EA was as effective as amitriptyline and mianserin and had fewer side effects. [63][64][65][66][67][68] As an augmentation to mianserin, acupuncture showed a slight benefit, 69 and laser acupuncture was significantly more helpful than placebo laser. 70 In patients with bipolar disorder, acupuncture augmentation of antidepressants yielded significant improvement over medication alone.…”

Section: Acupuncture In Mental Health (Schnyer)mentioning

confidence: 99%

The Status and Future of Acupuncture Clinical Research

Park

Linde

Manheimer

et al. 2008

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

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On November 8-9, 2007, the Society for Acupuncture Research (SAR) hosted an international conference to mark the tenth anniversary of the landmark National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference on Acupuncture. More than 300 acupuncture researchers, practitioners, students, funding agency personnel, and health policy analysts from 20 countries attended the SAR meeting held at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. This paper summarizes important invited lectures in the area of clinical research. Specifically, included are: a review of the recently conducted German trials and observational studies on low-back pain (LBP), gonarthrosis, migraine, and tension-type headache (the Acupuncture Research Trials and the German Acupuncture Trials, plus observational studies); a systematic review of acupuncture treatment for knee osteoarthritis (OA); and an overview of acupuncture trials in neurologic conditions, LBP, women's health, psychiatric disorders, and functional bowel disorders. A summary of the use of acupuncture in cancer care is also provided. Researchers involved in the German trials concluded that acupuncture is effective for treating chronic pain, but the correct selection of acupuncture points seems to play a limited role; no conclusions could be drawn about the placebo aspect of acupuncture, due to the design of the studies. Overall, when compared to sham, acupuncture did not show a benefit in treating knee OA or LBP, but acupuncture was better than a wait-list control and standard of care, respectively. In women's health, acupuncture has been found to be beneficial for patients with premenstrual syndrome, dysmenorrhea, several pregnancy-related conditions, and nausea in females who have cancers. Evidence on moxibustion for breech presentation, induction of labor, and reduction of menopausal symptoms is still inconclusive. In mental health, evidence for acupuncture's efficacy in treating neurologic and functional bowel disorder is still inconclusive. For chronic cancer-related problems such as pain, acupuncture may work well in stand-alone clinics; however, for acute or treatment-related symptoms, integration of acupuncture care into a busy and complex clinical environment is unlikely, unless compelling evidence of a considerable patient benefit can be established.

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Section: Acupuncture In Mental Health (Schnyer)mentioning

confidence: 99%

The Status and Future of Acupuncture Clinical Research

Park

Linde

Manheimer

et al. 2008

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

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“…Alternatively, acupuncture may suppress appetite by endorphin-induced decreases in stress and depression. 47,48 The positive effects of standard acupuncture 49 and electroacupuncture 50 on mood have been observed in treating clinical depression. Given the relation between medications that are thought to alter serotonin levels and improved mood and weight loss, 51 acupuncture may exert an effect by increasing serotonin levels.…”

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Acupuncture for the treatment of obesity: a review of the evidence

2003

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Although acupuncture is being utilized to treat a variety of important health problems, its usefulness in obesity management has not yet been fully evaluated. The aim of this review paper was to survey and critically evaluate the descriptive and controlled trials of acupuncture for enhancing weight loss. The underlying principles of acupoint stimulation are described, with an emphasis on auricular (ear) acupuncture, the method most often chosen for obesity studies. The difficulties of selecting suitable placebo controls are highlighted. To date, most trials have been descriptive in nature, of short duration (r12 weeks), and designed using nonstandard treatment protocols. Despite the unique challenges involved, further careful study of acupuncture's potential usefulness as an adjunct in weight management is recommended. An agenda for future research in this area is provided.

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“…Studies have indicated that acupuncture therapy may be beneficial in the treatment of various psychiatric disorders including depression. 15 Our study has demonstrated the success of a voluntary, inexpensive acupuncture program in engaging addicts in an acupuncture treatment, which they found to be beneficial in reducing their use of drugs. Acupuncture in isolation is not understood to be an effective long-term treatment for drug addition.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 69%