The effectiveness of acupuncture on HPA functional in depressed patients under methadone maintenance treatment, a randomized double-blind sham-controlled trial

Asian J Psychiatr. 2018 Aug:36:62-63. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2018.06.008. Epub 2018 Jun 28.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Acupuncture Therapy*
  • Adult
  • Depressive Disorder / complications
  • Depressive Disorder / physiopathology
  • Depressive Disorder / therapy*
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydrocortisone / analysis*
  • Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / physiopathology*
  • Male
  • Methadone / therapeutic use
  • Middle Aged
  • Narcotics / therapeutic use
  • Opiate Substitution Treatment
  • Opioid-Related Disorders / complications
  • Opioid-Related Disorders / drug therapy
  • Opioid-Related Disorders / physiopathology
  • Pituitary-Adrenal System / physiopathology*
  • Saliva / chemistry
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Narcotics
  • Methadone
  • Hydrocortisone