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

Affiliations

Bijan PIRNIA: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Science and Culture, Tehran, Iran AND Department of Psychiatry, Behavior Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Negin MOHAMMADZADEH BAZARGAN: Department of Psychology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Mostafa HAMDIEH: Department of Psychosomatic, Taleghani Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Kambiz PIRNIA: Bijan Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Tehran, Iran
Parastoo MALEKANMEHR: Department of Psychology, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran
Faezeh MALEKI: Department of Psychology, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
Alireza ZAHIRODDIN: Department of Psychiatry, Behavior Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

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