Background. Despite the extensive literature assessing associations between
religiosity/spirituality and health, few studies have investigated the clinical applicability of …

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

BackgroundFew studies have examined spontaneous remission from major depression.
This study investigated the proportion of prevalent cases of untreated major depression that …

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Background Depression is recognised as a major public health problem that has a
substantial impact on individuals and on society. People with depression may consider …

Objective: This study sought to determine whether sham acupuncture is as efficacious as
true acupuncture, as defined by traditional acupuncture theories. Methods: A systematic …

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 Depression is a significant cause of morbidity. Many patients have
communicated an interest in non-pharmacological therapies to their general practitioners …

Background While several recent large randomized trials found clinically relevant effects of
acupuncture over no treatment or routine care, blinded trials comparing acupuncture to …

Many different styles of acupuncture practice exist, and lack of agreement on the optimal
acupuncture treatment for any particular condition may mean that some patients do not …