History and Mystery (part3)
>> Sunday, February 18, 2007
A Tucson study divided women with mild depression into three groups. The first was treated with the recommended methods for acupuncture and depression, the second was treated by acupuncture used for other conditions and the third, the control group, was put on a waiting list. Both of the first two groups were told they were receiving the methods of acupuncture and depression. The finding was that the first group had as much improvement as if they received medication.
The other two groups fared less well but had a little improvement. This study and other studies for acupuncture and depression was reviewed by the Cochrane Group, a scientific group that is looking for evidence concerning acupuncture, decided that none of the acupuncture and depression studies were sufficiently convincing to advance medical science’s approval of acupuncture and depression. While science continues to study the efficacy of acupuncture and depression, many anecdotal stories tell of happy patients.
