The Effectiveness of Auricular Acupuncture on the Levels of Cortisol in a Depressed Patient

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bijan PIRNIA ◽  
Negin MOHAMMADZADEH BAZARGAN ◽  
Mostafa HAMDIEH ◽  
Kambiz PIRNIA ◽  
Parastoo MALEKANMEHR ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressed Patient ◽  
Auricular Acupuncture

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scholarly journals Analysis of Advantages and Disadvantages of the Location Methods of International Auricular Acupuncture Points

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pei-Jing Rong ◽  
Jing-Jun Zhao ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
Li-Qun Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Research Quality ◽  
Auricular Acupuncture ◽  
Acupuncture Points ◽  
Location Method ◽  
International Standard ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
International Standardization ◽  
The Right ◽  
Auricular Therapy ◽  
Location Methods

The international standardization of auricular acupuncture points (AAPs) is an important basis for auricular therapy or auricular diagnosis and treatment. The study on the international standardization of AAPs has gone through a long process, in which the location method is one of the key research projects. There are different points of view in the field of AAPs among experts from different countries or regions. By only analyzing the nine representative location methods, this paper tried to offer a proper location method to locate AAPs. Through analysis of the pros and cons of each location method, the location method applied in the WFAS international standard of AAPs is thoroughly considered as an appropriate method. It is important to keep the right direction during developing an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) international standard of auricular acupuncture points and to improve the research quality of international standardization for AAPs.

Auricular Acupuncture for Pre-Exam Anxiety in Medical Students: A Prospective Observational Pilot Investigation

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catharina Klausenitz ◽  
Thomas Hesse ◽  
Henriette Hacker ◽  
Klaus Hahnenkamp ◽  
Taras Usichenko
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Outcome Measurement ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
Auricular Acupuncture ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Pilot Investigation ◽  
Exam Anxiety ◽  
Randomised Controlled ◽  
To Receive

Objective Auricular acupuncture (AA) is effective for the treatment of preoperative anxiety. We aimed to study the feasibility and effects of AA on exam anxiety in a prospective observational pilot study. Methods Healthy medical students received bilateral AA using indwelling fixed needles at points MA-IC1, MA-TF1, MA-SC, MA-AH7, and MA-T on the day before an anatomy exam. The needles were removed after the exam. Anxiety levels were measured using the State-Trait-Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and a 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS-100) before and after the AA intervention and once again immediately before the exam. The duration of sleep on the night before the exam was recorded and compared to that over the preceding 1 week and 6 months (all through students’ recollection). In addition, blood pressure, heart rate and the acceptability of AA to the students were recorded. Results Ten students (all female) were included in the final analysis. All tolerated the needles well and stated they would wish to receive AA again for exam anxiety in the future. Exam anxiety measured using both STAI and VAS-100 decreased by almost 20% after AA. Conclusions AA was well accepted, the outcome measurement was feasible, and the results have facilitated the calculation of the sample size for a subsequent randomised controlled trial.

INTERVIEWING THE DEPRESSED PATIENT

1966 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 283-286
Author(s):  
Richard M. Chasin ◽  
Elvin V. Semrad
Keyword(s):  
Depressed Patient

Rational-Emotive Therapy and Depression: A Clinical Case Study

1980 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 853-854
Author(s):  
Arthur Mac Neill Horton ◽  
Carl H. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Depressed Patient ◽  
Test Data ◽  
Clinical Setting ◽  
Clinical Case ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Dramatic Improvement ◽  
Rational Emotive Therapy ◽  
Clinical Case Study ◽  
Rational Emotive

Rational-emotive group and bibliotherapy were used to treat a depressed patient in a clinical setting. Psychological test data document a dramatic improvement. It is suggested that rational-emotive therapy may prove efficacious for the treatment of some depressed patients in clinical settings.

Studienbesprechung – Auricular Acupuncture, Education, and Smoking Cessation: A Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial

2004 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-51
Author(s):  
J.D. Bier ◽  
J. Wilson ◽  
P. Studt ◽  
M. Shakleton ◽  
Thomas Ots
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Auricular Acupuncture

Dothiepin for depression: single nightly dosage

1977 ◽  
Vol 15 (23) ◽  
pp. 92-92
Keyword(s):  
Single Dose ◽  
Depressed Patient ◽  
Large Dose ◽  
Half Life ◽  
Dosage Regimen ◽  
The Body ◽  
Dry Mouth ◽  
Blurred Vision ◽  
Depressed Patients ◽  
Single Large Dose

Depressed patients tend to be forgetful, and for them a simple dosage regimen is particularly appropriate. The use of a single daily dosage depends on the drug having a relatively long (over 36 hours) half-life in the body and being tolerated in a single large dose. Many tricyclic anti-depressives fulfil these requirements provided that the single dose is given before the patient goes to bed. Unwanted effects such as dry mouth and blurred vision, which are troublesome during the day, are not a problem during sleep. The sedative actions of many of these drugs can help the insomniac depressed patient who might otherwise need a separate hypnotic.

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