Tag Archives: depression

Overcoming Depression

Overcoming Depression by Hugh D. Riordan, M.D. Depression affects about 17 to 19 million American adults each year. We take a somewhat different approach to depression at The Center.It is possible to become depressed because of the lack of a sufficient amount of a single trace element. Did you know every medical text book, at least [...]

The Combined Effect of Acupuncture & Psychotherapy on Depressive Episodes

The Combined Effect of Acupuncture & Psychotherapy on Depressive Episodes   abstracted & translated by Bob Flaws, Dipl. Ac. & C.H., Lic. Ac., FNAAOM, FRCHM Keywords: Chinese medicine, acupuncture, psychotherapy, depression, depressive episodes In issue #2, 2003 of Tian Jin Zhong Yi Yao (Tianjin Chinese Medicine & Medicinals), Cui Jin-bo of the An Ding Municipal [...]

Electro-acupuncture & Depression

Electro-acupuncture & Depression   abstracted & translated by Bob Flaws, L.Ac., FNAAOM (USA), FRCHM (UK) On pages 64-65 of issue #1, 2008 of Xin Zhong Yi (New Chinese Medicine), Bai Shu-jie et al. published an article titled “ Clinical Observations on the Treatment of Psychiatric Depression with Electro-acupuncture & Temporal Three Needles.” A summary of [...]

Acupuncture & Depression

Acupuncture & Depression   abstracted & translated by Honora Lee Wolfe, L.Ac., FNAAOM (USA) Keywords: Chinese medicine, acupuncture, psychiatry, depression On pages 35-36 of issue #2, 2005 of Hei Long Jiang Zhong Yi Yao (Heilongjiang Chinese Medicine & Medicinals), Ren Jian-ning of the Jiangsu Provincial Chinese Medical Hospital in Nanjing published an article titled, “Clinical [...]

Perimenopausal Depression & Acupuncture-moxibustion

Perimenopausal Depression & Acupuncture-moxibustion   Group Cured Marked effect Some effect No effect Total effect (%) Treatment 13 15 7 5 35 (87.5%) Comparison 15 12 9 4 36 (90%) On pages 115-116 of issue #4, 2008 of Si Chuan Zhong Yi (Sichuan Chinese Medicine), Lin Gui-ji and Sun Peng-fei published an article titled “Observations [...]

Premature Ejaculation, Chinese Medicinals & Antidepressants

Premature Ejaculation, Chinese Medicinals & Antidepressants   abstracted  & translated by Bob Flaws, L.Ac., FNAAOM (USA), FRCHM (UK) On pages 118-120 of issue #2, 2006 of the Zhong Yi Za Zhi (Journal of Chinese Medicine), Yang Xin et al. published an article titled, “Clinical Observations on the Treatment of 50 Cases of Premature Ejaculation with [...]