Tag: Depression

Psycom.net, a highly regarded resource for a wide variety of mental health conditions, cited Brendan Mattson, Academic Dean of Graduate Studies on the Chicago campus and a Pacific College alumnus, on acupuncture for depression. Psycom.net seeks to educate and empower patients and caregivers to better understand their mental health condition and to take an active …

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By Lauren Dyer, MSA, LAc, DiplAc (NCCAOM) Postpartum depression (PPD) is a sensitive and stigmatized condition that afflicts 1 in 7[1] or 11-20%[2] of women each year. Even a 15% average[3] of 4 million live births[4] each year in the United States means that nearly 600,000[5] women a year suffer from PPD. These figures do not account for women who miscarry …

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