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Electroacupuncture may be effective for depression

BOOSTING the effect of acupuncture needles with small electric currents may be effective in treating depression, a study in Hong Kong has found. Led by Zhang Zhang-jin at the School of Chinese Medicine, University of Hong Kong, the resear [...]

Posted On : Mar, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

New depression treatment “safe and effective”

Stimulating the brain with a weak electrical current is a safe and effective treatment for depression and could have other surprise benefits for the body and mind, a major Australian study of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) [...]

Posted On : Mar, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Magnetic stimulation therapy for depression seems effective,...

Alice, now in her early 60s, suffered from depression for about 13 years. She said she tried medication, but she still found herself considering suicide. “I was willing to try anything because these thoughts of suicide scared me,&rd [...]

Posted On : Jun, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Mindfulness meditation effective to prevent depression relap...

A new study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has found that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy--using meditation-provides equivalent protection against depressive relapse as traditional antidepressant medication. [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2010 | Comments : 1

Limits to antidepressants' effectiveness: Study

Mild to severe depression might be better treated with alternatives to antidepressant drugs, which do not help patients much more than an inactive placebo, researchers said Tuesday. Combining data from six studies that examined the effecti [...]