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Acupuncture in the Treatment of Depression

A Manual for Practice and Research

  • 1st Edition - September 7, 2001
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Rosa N. Schnyer, John J. B. Allen, Sabrina K. Hitt, Rachel Manber, Ted J. Kaptchuk, Michael E. Thase
  • Language: English

This pioneering book unites both Western and Traditional Chinese medicine to provide a comprehensive overview of depression from both clinical perspectives. It presents a… Read more

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This pioneering book unites both Western and Traditional Chinese medicine to provide a comprehensive overview of depression from both clinical perspectives. It presents a step-by-step methodology for the evaluation treatment of this condition with acupuncture, using an experimentally tested protocol. In addition, it addresses fundamental issues in acupuncture research and offers guidelines for the design of acupuncture treatment studies.

Key features

  • Provides guidelines for developing appropriate treatment principles, and selecting and combining the correct acupuncture points
  • Offers clinical guidelines for treating people with depression, including dealing with acute symptoms, assessing the risk of suicide, and when to make a prompt referral
  • Presents case histories, both successfully and unsuccessfully treated
  • Reviews definitions of depression in western psychiatry and psychology, including epidemiology, etiology, differential diagnosis and conventional treatments
  • Describes the causes and progression of depressive symptoms from a Chinese perspective
  • Outlines each specific pattern of imbalance encountered in depression, how to differentiate signs and symptoms according to Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • Gives a comprehensive overview of research issues in acupuncture, outlining advantages and disadvantages of different treatment study design
  • The design and result of the authors' pilot study, funded by the NIH, are given to illustrate a model for acupuncture treatment research.

    • Readership

    Practitioners of Chinese medicine, western researchers and mental healthcare providers
    Acupuncture students, interested physicians and other health care professionals.

    Table of contents

    Background and context
    Depression defined: symptoms, epidemiology, etiology and treatment
    Chinese medicine theory
    The etiology of depression according to traditional Chinese medicine
    The application of traditional Chinese medicine in the diagnosis and treatment of depression
    Case histories of individuals who responded to treatment
    Research considerations
    Issues in implementation
    Case histories of individuals who did not respond fully to treatment.

    Review quotes

    "This book provides a comprehensive overview of depression from both a Western and Traditional Chinese Medicine approach ."Integrated Health, Issue No 9, January 2002
    is an important book and represents a milestone in the field of mental health and complementary therapies. It will be valuable to any practitioners who treat depression" Stephanie Downey, Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery Volume 8 No 2

    Product details

    • Edition: 1
    • Latest edition
    • Published: September 7, 2001
    • Language: English

    About the authors

    RS

    Rosa N. Schnyer

    Affiliations and expertise
    DiplAc Senior Research Associate, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

    JA

    John J. B. Allen

    Affiliations and expertise
    Associate Professor, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

    SH

    Sabrina K. Hitt

    Affiliations and expertise
    Reseach Associate, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

    RM

    Rachel Manber

    Affiliations and expertise
    Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Stanford, Stanford, CA

    TK

    Ted J. Kaptchuk

    Affiliations and expertise
    Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

    MT

    Michael E. Thase

    Affiliations and expertise
    Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

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