A 2013 study shows that acupuncture
may help treat major depression by enhancing the effect of SSRIs (serotonin
reuptake inhibitors). Researchers concluded that acupuncture combined with SSRIs
is more effective than using SSRI medications alone. The combined care
treatment benefits were statistically larger from the very first week of care.
As a result, the researchers note that acupuncture potentially reduces the
“delay before the onset of the therapeutic action of SSRIs.”
The research team documented, “ Acupuncture
combined with SSRIs shows a statistically significant benefit over a 6-week
period compared with SSRI administration only.” The team notes that acupuncture
was safe, producing no adverse side effects. Additionally, acupuncture may
allow for “the reduction of the dose of antidepressants and their associated
adverse clinical outcome.”
Psychiatrists prescribed the SSRIs to each patient in this
randomized, controlled study. The acupuncture group received SSRIs plus
acupuncture care. The control group received SSRIs but no acupuncture. A
differential diagnosis was made by an acupuncturist with a minimum of 15 years
of clinical experience and who was certified by the China Association of
Acupuncture and Moxibustion. The standard of care was protocolized to a given
set of primary and secondary acupuncture point prescriptions. Secondary points
were chose from the protocolized selection palette based on diagnostics.
The study results are consistent with numerous recent research findings.
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