About Me
- Robert Vandevelde
- Javea, Alicante, Spain
- I graduated from Acupuncture Colleges Sydney in 1982 and have been in private practice since.I have also been a lecturer at said college and internationally for a number of years as well as a board member of the Australian Acupuncture and Chinese medicine Association (AACMA)including 2 terms as national president. Moved to Spain in 2001 and set up practice in Javea and Moraira (Alicante) Modalities: Acupuncture, Chinese herbs, manipulative therapy and veterinary Acupuncture. Fellow AACMA. Honorary member Acupuncture Ethics and Standards Organization. Active member World Federation of Acupuncture Societies.
Monday 24 December 2012
Saturday 1 December 2012
Acupuncture and Chinese herbs as treatment for depression: An Australian pilot study
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23059435
Abstract
AIMS:
Aims were to determine the effectiveness of acupuncture and Chinese herbs as treatments for depression, and to assess beliefs, attitudes and treatment experience.METHOD:
Participants received acupuncture or acupuncture and Chinese herbs combined for five weeks. Acupuncture was given for 30min twice a week and herbs taken three times a day. A Beliefs and Attitudes questionnaire was administered at baseline and Treatment Experience questionnaire post treatment. Outcome measure was improvement in depressive symptoms at the end of treatment period.RESULTS:
Nineteen participants completed 5 weeks of treatment, 12 in the acupuncture group and 7 in the combined group. Treatment significantly improved depressive symptoms, however, there were no differences between groups. At baseline, participants were positive about the perceived effectiveness of treatment, and treatment experiences were positive.CONCLUSIONS:
Acupuncture was effective in reducing depressive symptoms. However, herbs did not have an additional treatment effect. Beliefs and attitudes were positive.
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