Acupuncture as a viable adjunct to psychotherapy for generalized anxiety disorder
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Acupuncture as a viable adjunct to psychotherapy for generalized anxiety disorder
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Int J of Clin Acupunct (2015), Wilson, Allyson
Abstract
Objective: to observe the effectiveness of acupuncture as an adjunct therapy to solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) in reducing anxiety levels. Method: ten patients diagnosed of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) by a licensed therapist were treated with acupuncture for six weeks. Each participant completed a generalized-anxiety-disorder-7 (GAD-7) survey before the treatment, once a week thereafter, and six weeks after the completion of the treatment. Results: all ten participants experienced a reduction in their experience of anxiety based on the GAD-7 assessment. Six weeks after acupuncture treatment, all of the ten participants still maintained their low GAD-7 scores. There were no adverse events associated with acupuncture treatment. Conclusion: acupuncture is a viable adjunct therapy to SFBT in the treatment of GAD.
Alternative Title
Intl J of Clin Acupunct
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Date
Language
English
doi
10.3103/S104719791504002X
issn
1047-1979
issue
4
page end
235
page start
231
volume
24