Acupuncture Equal to Talk Therapy for Recurring Depression
posted: Feb. 20, 2018.
Acupuncture appears to be equal to counseling and may offer an additional nonpharmacologic treatment option for patients with moderate to severe depression, new research suggests.
A randomized controlled trial of acupuncture and counseling showed that both treatments garnered a statistically significant symptom reduction when provided alongside usual care in patients with recurring bouts of depression at 3 months.
read more: http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001518