Alternative Treatments For Depression - Articles
St. John’s Wort No Better Than Placebo in Treatment of ADHD
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Jeremiah D.
... ups following the trial (one group was prescribed St. John’s wort, the other a placebo).Not sure about the logic of this study. I’ve heard of St. John’s wort being used as an alternative treatment for depression (though I am not familiar with the results of any research with respect to that), but I’d never heard of St. John’s wort associated with A ...
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At the blog The Last Psychiatris...
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Dr. Kalea Chapman
... native treatments have failed to provide a benefit. This study raises serious issues that need to be addressed surrounding drug licensing and how drug trial data is reported.”Alternative treatments for depression, such as counselling or physical exercise , should be tried first, Professor Kirsch said. The pharmaceutical companies had withheld data ...
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Acupuncture Blog Chicago:Acupuncture and Depression: An Old Answer to an Old Problem
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Tcm007
... J., Schnyer, R., Hitt, S. The Efficacy of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder in Women. Psychol. Sci. 1998:9:397-401.Manber, R., Allen, J., Morris, M. Alternative Treatments for Depression:Empirical Support and Relevance to Women. J. Clin. Psychiatry 2002:63(7):628-40. Porzio, G. Trapasso, T., Martelli, S. et al. Acupuncture ...
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Music Therapy?
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Dr. Rob Dobrenski
... d to traditional talk therapy."Unfortunately only a small number of studies have been done. However there may be a growing body of research to support this type of work as an alternative treatment to depression. Pete is studying both approaches but prefers active music therapy. I've never seen him play an instrument, but the mental image of a socia ...
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