Depression and Anxiety
Acupuncture therapy has demonstrated benefits for those suffering from depression or anxiety. Whether as a stand-alone treatment(a) or in combination with pharmaceuticals (b), acupuncture can be effective in the reduction of the symptoms of depressive disorders.This therapy has also shown effectiveness in reducing anxiety that may stem from a number of different causes, from anticipation of surgery(c) or dental treatment(d) to quitting smoking(e), and more. Those who want to want to reduce the symptoms of their mood disorders without the side-effects frequently associated with antidepressants or other drugs should consider acupuncture as an alternative or complementary treatment.
If you have any questions about the acupuncture services we offer or how they might help you, we encourage you to contact us at 207.775.2059.
a) Trine Stub, Terje Alraek, Jianping Liu. "Acupuncture Treatment For Depression - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis". European Journal of Integrative Medicine (2011)
b) Wen-Jing Zhang, Xin-Bo Yang, and Bao-Liang Zhong. "Combination of Acupuncture and Fluoxetine for Depression: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Trial". The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 15:8 (2009)
c) Shengjun Wu, Jie Liang, Xia Zhu, Xufeng Liu, and Danmin Miaoa. "Comparing the Treatment Effectiveness of Body Acupuncture and Auricular Acupuncture in Preoperative Anxiety Treatment". Journal of Research in Medical Sciences 16:1 (2011)
d) Palle Rosted, Mads Bundgaard, Sian Gordon, Anne Marie Lynge Pedersen. "Acupuncture in the management of anxiety related to dental treatment: a case series". Acupuncture in Medicine 28:1 (2010)
e) Younbyoung Chae, Mijung Yeom, Ji-Hee Han, Hi-Joon Park, Dae-Hyun Hahm, Insop Shim, Hoe-Shik Lee, Hyejung Lee. "Effect of acupuncture on anxiety-like behavior during nicotine withdrawal and relevant mechanisms". Neuroscience Letters 430:2 (2008)
