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How does acupuncture help emotional & psychiatric disorders?

Increases blood flow

May help in regulating mood

Acupuncture could potentially balance brain chemicals and hormones related to mood.

 

Balances hormones

May complement psychotherapy

Acupuncture could enhance the efficacy of adjunct psychotherapy treatments.

 

Reduce reaction to triggers

Could reduce physical symptoms

Acupuncture could possibly lessen physical symptoms and mitigate stress-related impacts on the body.

 

Increases blood flow

May help in regulating mood

Acupuncture could potentially balance brain chemicals and hormones related to mood.

 

Balances hormones

May complement psychotherapy

Acupuncture could enhance the efficacy of adjunct psychotherapy treatments.

Reduce reaction to triggers

Could reduce physical symptoms

Acupuncture could possibly lessen physical symptoms and mitigate stress-related impacts on the body.

 

How does acupuncture help emotional & psychiatric disorders?

Increases blood flow

Regulates mood

Acupuncture has a balancing effect on mood-regulating brain chemicals and hormones

Balances hormones

Complements psychotherapy

Improves efficacy of adjunct psychotherapy treatments

Reduce reaction to triggers

Reduce physical symptoms

Decreases associated physical symptoms that manifests and reduces the impact of stress on the body

Increases blood flow

Regulates mood

Acupuncture has a balancing effect on mood-regulating brain chemicals and hormones

Balances hormones

Complements psychotherapy

Improves efficacy of adjunct psychotherapy treatments

Reduce reaction to triggers

Reduce physical symptoms

Decreases associated physical symptoms that manifests and reduces the impact of stress on the body

Emotional & Psychiatric We treat the cause, not just the symptoms

We treat the cause, not just the symptoms

We partner with you and your other practitioners to get you to your goals faster

Our Method

We treat the cause, not just the symptoms

We partner with you and your other practitioners to get you to your goals faster

Our Method
Emotional & Psychiatric We treat the cause, not just the symptoms

Acupuncture may help many emotional & psychiatric disorders

Explore more of the conditions we treat

Perinatal Anxiety & Depression

Marijuana Addiction

Stress

PTSD

PMDD

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 

Depression

Anxiety

Postpartum Depression

Emotional & Psychiatric Acupuncture may help many emotional & psychiatric disorders

Acupuncture may help many emotional & psychiatric disorders

Explore more of the conditions we treat

Perinatal Anxiety & Depression

Marijuana Addiction

Stress releases negative chemicals in our body and impairs the body's ability to recover and also impairs the immune system.

It can contribute to a wide range of symptoms such as weight gain, headaches, digestive disturbances, palpitations, sleep disorders, hormonal imbalances and substance abuse.

Chinese Medicine is able to offset the effects of the stress.

Chinese Medicine assists by:

  • Calming the nervous system down
  • Facilitating better resistance to stress
  • Decreasing the stress hormone (cortisol)
  • Increasing the euphoric hormone (endorphin)

“The decrease in stress level persisted after the completion of treatment”
     - Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

1 .Arvidsdotter, T., Marklund, B., & Taft, C. (2013). Effects of an integrative treatment, therapeutic acupuncture and conventional treatment in alleviating psychological distress in primary care patients–a pragmatic randomized controlled trial. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 13(1), 308. http://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6882-13-308

2. Harbach H, Moll B, Boedeker RH, et al. Minimal immunoreactive plasma b-endorphin and decrease of cortisol at standard analgesia or different acupuncture techniques. European Journal of Anaesthesiology. 2007; 24:370-6

3. Agelink MW, Sanner D, Eich H, Pach J, Bertling R, Lemmer W, Klieser E, Lehmann E. Does acupuncture influence the cardiac autonomic nervous system in patients with minor depression or anxiety disorders? Fortschritte der Neurologie-Psychiatrie. 2003;71:141-9

4. Lee, M., Ryu, J., Won, S., Namgung, U., Jung, J., Lee, S. and Park, J., 2019. Effects of Acupuncture on Chronic Stress-Induced Depression-Like Behavior and Its Central Neural Mechanism. Frontiers in Psychology, 10.

5. Schroeder, S., 2018. The effectiveness of acupuncture therapy on stress in a large urban college population. Alternative & Integrative Medicine, 07.

Stress

PTSD treatments involve a broad scope of treatments such as cognitive behavioural therapy and drug therapy.

However drug therapies such as SSRI therapies typically have side effects that include sexual dysfunction, weight gain and sleep disturbances.

Chinese Medicine provides a safe and effective alternative to SSRI.

Chinese Medicine assists by:

  • Reducing severity of symptoms
  • Decreasing rate of relapse
  • Increasing response to other therapy

“Our main finding of this review is that acupuncture is effective for PTSD”
     - Evidence Based Complementary Alternative Medicine

1. Kim, Y., Heo, I., Shin, B., Crawford, C., Kang, H. and Lim, J., 2013. Acupuncture for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials and Prospective Clinical Trials. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2013, pp.1-12.

PTSD

PMDD is a relatively new condition that has made its way into the diagnosis of healthcare professionals.

However, PMDD symptoms have been around in women much longer. With symptoms that can have a severe impact on quality of life.

Chinese Medicine assists by:

  • Balancing fluctuations of hormones to manage emotional and physical symptoms
  • Modulating the stress response
  • Increasing concentration
  • Decreasing fatigue

“Acupuncture and herbal medicine treatments for premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder showed a 50% or better reduction of symptoms compared to the initial state”
     - BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

1. Jang, S., Kim, D. and Choi, M., 2014. Effects and treatment methods of acupuncture and herbal medicine for premenstrual syndrome/premenstrual dysphoric disorder: systematic review. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 14(1).

PMDD

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 

Depression is a serious condition that is a huge burden on the individual's health. It is commonly associated with chronic fatigue, inflammatory disorders and weight gain.

Depression has multiple inputs contributing to the disease and so a multifactorial approach is also required.

In combination with psychotherapy, Chinese Medicine is able to balance the body’s internal disharmonies.

Chinese Medicine assists by:

  • Producing significant changes in the brain that regulate emotional states as measured by fMRI
  • Regulating neurotransmitters responsible for mood
  • Decreasing fatigue

“Acupuncture is an effective therapeutic approach for improving symptoms of depression”
     - Frontiers In Psychology Journal

1. Lee, M., Ryu, J., Won, S., Namgung, U., Jung, J., Lee, S. and Park, J., 2019. Effects of Acupuncture on Chronic Stress-Induced Depression-Like Behavior and Its Central Neural Mechanism. Frontiers in Psychology, 10.

Depression

Anxiety causes a huge dampening effect on our systems and prioritises our bodys attention to dealing with the anxiety.

So when you need your systems to be focusing on fertility, supporting your children, workload or even repairing tissues from cancer treatment,  Chinese Medicine is able to recalibrate your body's focus.

Anxiety is a complicated condition with multiple contributing factors, therefore a combination of psychotherapy, conventional medical treatment and Chinese Medicine makes for a more holistic treatment.

Chinese Medicine assists by:

  • Reducing the physical and emotional impact of anxiety episodes on the body
  • Reducing physical symptoms as measured by heart rate variability
  • Calming the nervous system down

“The acupuncture group had a significant reduction in anxiety and immunohistochemical markers while the sham acupuncture points were proven ineffective”
     - CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics

1. Arvidsdotter, T., Marklund, B., & Taft, C. (2013). Effects of an integrative treatment, therapeutic acupuncture and conventional treatment in alleviating psychological distress in primary care patients–a pragmatic randomized controlled trial. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 13(1), 308. http://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6882-13-308

2. Harbach H, Moll B, Boedeker RH, et al. Minimal immunoreactive plasma b-endorphin and decrease of cortisol at standard analgesia or different acupuncture techniques. European Journal of Anaesthesiology. 2007; 24:370-6

3. Agelink MW, Sanner D, Eich H, Pach J, Bertling R, Lemmer W, Klieser E, Lehmann E. Does acupuncture influence the cardiac autonomic nervous system in patients with minor depression or anxiety disorders? Fortschritte der Neurologie-Psychiatrie. 2003;71:141-9

Anxiety

Currently the standard treatment for postpartum depression (PPD) is pharmacotherapy.

Some postpartum women are reluctant to take antidepressants due to side effects and so treatment strategies such as Chinese Medicine are employed.

Chinese Medicine assists by:

  • Rebalancing hormones
  • Regulating brain signals and chemicals
  • Replenishing the body's reserves after childbirth

“Previous meta-analysis has demonstrated that acupuncture is a safe and effective treatment for depressive disorders”
     - BioMed Research International Journal

1. Li, W., Yin, P., Lao, L. and Xu, S., 2019. Effectiveness of Acupuncture Used for the Management of Postpartum Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. BioMed Research International, 2019, pp.1-8.

2. Yue, N., Li, B., Yang, L., Han, Q., Huang, H., Wang, Y., Wang, J., Yu, R., Wu, G., Liu, Q. and Yu, J., 2018. Electro-Acupuncture Alleviates Chronic Unpredictable Stress-Induced Depressive- and Anxiety-Like Behavior and Hippocampal Neuroinflammation in Rat Model of Depression. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 11.

Postpartum Depression
Emotional & Psychiatric Acupuncture may help many emotional & psychiatric disorders
Emotional & Psychiatric Enlighten with acupuncture

Explore the potential benefits of acupuncture

May contribute to a more balanced emotional state and enhanced resilience to emotional stimuli.

Your first visit is a 60 minute initial consultation, acupuncture teatment, & personalised herbal formula.

First Visit
Emotional & Psychiatric Enlighten with acupuncture

Enlighten with acupuncture

Restore the balance of your mind and increase resilience to emotional stimulus

Your first visit is a 60 minute initial consultation, acupuncture teatment, & personalised herbal formula.

First Visit
Emotional & Psychiatric Enlighten with acupuncture

Explore the potential benefits of acupuncture

May contribute to a more balanced emotional state and enhanced resilience to emotional stimuli.

Your first visit is a 60 minute initial consultation, acupuncture teatment, & personalised herbal formula.

First Visit
Emotional & Psychiatric Enlighten with acupuncture

Enlighten with acupuncture

Restore the balance of your mind and increase resilience to emotional stimulus

Your first visit is a 60 minute initial consultation, acupuncture teatment, & personalised herbal formula.

First Visit

Our Team

We are a passionate team of licensed Acupuncturists, Herbalists & Chiropractors

We also run Sustain Health Academy, which brings in top minds in Chinese medicine from around the world to Australia to teach.

Meet our team

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