The Safety, Acceptability, and Effectiveness of Acupuncture as an Adjunctive Treatment for Acute Symptoms in Bipolar Disorder

Dennehy, Ellen B.; Schnyer, Rosa N.; Bernstein, Ira H.; Gonzalez, Robert; Shivakumar, Geetha; Kelly, Dorothy I.; Snow, Diane; Sureddi, Suresh; Suppes, Trisha

doi:10.4088/jcp.08m04208

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“…A single-blind placebo-controlled study of 70 inpatients with MDD found that adding acupuncture to mianserin improved outcome slightly, but active acupuncture had no significant advantage, compared with nonspecific acupuncture. 70 In a study of acupuncture augmentation in patients with bipolar depression and refractory depression (N = 26), Dennehy et al 71 evaluated TCM acupuncture with manual stimulation against an active acupuncture control (nonspecific points) and against AD alone. Acupuncture augmentation showed equivalent, significant improvement, compared with nonspecific acupuncture in the primary outcome measures, Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology and Global Assessment of Functioning.…”

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Acupuncture for Depression: A Review of Clinical Applications

Yeung

Schnyer³

et al. 2012

Can J Psychiatry

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While increasing numbers of patients are seeking acupuncture treatment for depression in recent years, there is limited evidence of the antidepressant (AD) effectiveness of acupuncture. Given the unsatisfactory response rates of many Food and Drug Administration- approved ADs, research on acupuncture remains of potential value. Therefore, we sought to review the efficacy and safety of acupuncture treatment for depression in clinical applications. We conducted a PubMed search for publications through 2011. We assessed the adequacy of each report and abstracted information on reported effectiveness or efficacy of acupuncture as monotherapy for major depressive disorder (MDD) and as augmentation of ADs. We also examined adverse events associated with acupuncture, and evidence for acupuncture as a means of reducing side effects of ADs. Published data suggest that acupuncture, including manual-, electrical-, and laser-based, is a generally beneficial, well-tolerated, and safe monotherapy for depression. However, acupuncture augmentation in AD partial responders and nonresponders is not as well studied as monotherapy; and available studies have only investigated MDD, but not other depressive spectrum disorders. Manual acupuncture reduced side effects of ADs in MDD. We found no data on depressive recurrence rates after recovery with acupuncture treatment. Acupuncture is a potential effective monotherapy for depression, and a safe, well-tolerated augmentation in AD partial responders and nonresponders. However, the body of evidence based on well-designed studies is limited, and further investigation is called for.

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Section: Acupuncture Augmentation Of Ads In Depressionmentioning

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“…33 Online eTable 1 summarizes selected studies of acupuncture for depression that represent the wide range of investigations carried out since 1985. 25,45,47,48,[54][55][56][57][58][59]61,62,[69][70][71][72][95][96][97]…”

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Acupuncture for Depression: A Review of Clinical Applications

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“…Acupuncture has been effective at reducing tension headaches/migraines, Parkinson's disease symptoms, fibromyalgia, chronic neck and back pain, osteoarthritis pain and ineffective at reducing symptoms of carpel tunnel, abdominal pain due to surgery and consistent, long-term general pain reduction (Murray, 1995;Chou et al, 2008;Reinhold et al, 2008;Plank and Goodard, 2009;Cho et al, 2012). Regarding psychopathology, acupuncture has demonstrated promising results for alleviating depression, bipolar disorder and mood associated with premenstrual disorder (Zhong et al, 2008;Dennehy et al, 2009;Zhang et al, 2010;Armour et al, 2018). Two meta-analyses demonstrated that acupuncture effectively treats major depressive disorder (MDD) and post-stroke depression (PSD) and should be considered an alternative treatment to antidepressants.…”

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Body-Centered Interventions for Psychopathological Conditions: A Review

2020

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World-wide, billions of dollars are spent each year on body-centered interventions to alleviate both physical and psychological pathologies. Given the high demand and increasing popularity of body-centered interventions, there is need for a systematic organization of empirical evidence associated with body-centered therapies. This article reviews the psychological effects of body-centered interventions on emotional well-being, including both self and other-administered (receptive) therapies. Theory behind body-centered interventions rely upon the bidirectional communication pathway between the brain and body. We investigated the bidirectional communication pathway between the brain and body by evaluating evidence across multiple body-centered therapies. The research reviewed includes studies that investigate effects of massage therapy, reflexology, acupuncture, functional relaxation, emotional freedom technique, Rolfing, yoga, tai-chi, and dance/movement therapy on psychological conditions across the lifespan. Results demonstrated that overall, massage therapy, tai-chi, dance/movement therapy, functional relaxation, reflexology, acupuncture and emotional freedom technique seem to alleviate stress, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and facilitate pain reduction. Of these, the most robust evidence available was for massage therapy, indicating it is an effective intervention for numerous age groups and populations. Rolfing and reflexology had the least amount of support, with few studies available that had small sample sizes. Although these conclusions are limited by scarcity of high-quality empirical data and contradictory findings, available evidence indicates that body-centered interventions can be effective in reducing psychopathology and supports the proposed mechanism of the bidirectional pathway between the brain and body: the body holds the potential to influence the mind. Integrating body-centered therapies in both clinical settings and as self-care could lead to better outcomes. Lastly, we propose the first taxonomy of body-centered interventions and empirical evidence of their effectiveness for clinicians and researchers.

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“…A two-part clinical trial has been conducted examining the safety, effectiveness, and acceptability of adjunctive acupuncture in the treatment of hypomania and depression associated with bipolar disorder. 86 In the first study, 20 patients experiencing symptoms of mood elevation were given targeted 886 SARRIS ET AL.…”

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Bipolar Disorder and Complementary Medicine: Current Evidence, Safety Issues, and Clinical Considerations

Sarris

Lake²,

Hoenders³

2011

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

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Current evidence supports the integrative treatment of BD using combinations of mood stabilizers and select nutrients. Other CAM or integrative modalities used to treat BD have not been adequately explored to date; however, some early findings are promising. Select CAM and integrative interventions add to established conventional treatment of BD and may be considered when formulating a treatment plan. It is hoped that the safety issues and clinical considerations addressed in this article may encourage the practice of safety-conscious and evidence-based integrative management of BD.

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The Safety, Acceptability, and Effectiveness of Acupuncture as an Adjunctive Treatment for Acute Symptoms in Bipolar Disorder

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Acupuncture for Depression: A Review of Clinical Applications

Acupuncture for Depression: A Review of Clinical Applications

Body-Centered Interventions for Psychopathological Conditions: A Review

Bipolar Disorder and Complementary Medicine: Current Evidence, Safety Issues, and Clinical Considerations

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