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Acupuncture for older adults with depression — a pilot study to assess acceptability and feasibility
Author(s)	Jodie Williams, Candida Graham
Journal title	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 21, no 6, June 2006
Pages	pp 599-600
Source	http://www.interscience.wiley.com
Keywords	Alternative medicine ; Depression ; Pilot.
Annotation	Recent studies with younger adults show some promising results for the effectiveness of acupuncture in treating depression. The authors report a 6-month pilot with 13 patients, most of whom had chronic depression symptoms. Of these, 3 dropped out either because the therapy was unhelpful or too painful. While only limited conclusions can be drawn from such a small study, this short article suggests that the other participants found the therapy relaxing and helped to improve their mood. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-061025004 A
Classmark	LK3: ENR: 4UC
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