Acupuncture, one of the most popular complementary therapies, is best known for its ability
to provide pain relief. Accumulating evidence suggests that acupuncture may also be …

Purpose To provide an overview of existing meta-analysis (MAs) on the efficacy and safety
of acupuncture for depression, and assess the methodological quality and the strength of …

BACKGROUND: Depression is one of the most common mental health disorders.
Acupuncture is a popular complementary and alternative medicine intervention suggested in …

AIM OF THE STUDY: To assess the beneficial effects of acupuncture in patients with
depression and to evaluate the report quality of acupuncture treatment for depression in …

Background: Depression is commonly treated with anti-depressant medication and/or
psychological interventions. Patients with depression are common users of complementary …

BACKGROUND: Although acupuncture has been used as an alternative treatment for
depressive disorders, its effectiveness and safety are not well defined. The purpose of this …

BACKGROUND: Acupuncture has become a popular complementary and alternative
treatment approach. This review examined the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) …

Objective To summarise the existing evidence on acupuncture as a therapy for depression.
Methods RCTs were included, in which either manual acupuncture or electroacupuncture …

Introduction: Depression is the most significant contributor to non-fatal health reductions
worldwide. Acupuncture is the most commonly used complementary alternative therapy to …

Acupuncture possesses the antidepressant potential. In this 6-week randomized controlled
trial with 4-week follow-up, 160 patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) were …